Case Name: UNITED STATES v. READ
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1820-04
Citations: 27 F. Cas. 716
Docket Number: 
Parties: UNITED STATES v. READ.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 27
Pages: 716–716

Head Matter:
Case No. 16,126.
UNITED STATES v. READ.
[2 Cranch, C. C. 198.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
April Term, 1820.
Criminal Law—Breakino Storehouse—Larcent.
Upon an indictment for feloniously breaking the storehouse of Cook & Clare, and taking therefrom goods of the value of more than four dollars, contrary to the act of Virginia of the 26th of December, 1792 (section 2), which takes away the benefit of clergy, the jury may find the prisoner guilty of simple larceny.
Indictment [against William Read] for fe-loniously breaking the storehouse of Cook & Clare, and taking therefrom goods of the value of more than four dollars. The jury having inquired whether they might find the prisoner guilty of simple larceny upon this indictment,

Opinion:
THE COURT
(MORSELL, Circuit Judge, doubting) informed them that they might.
The jury accordingly found the defendant guilty of stealing the goods, but not of breaking the storehouse.