Case Name: CURRY et al. v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1914-12-22
Citations: 15 Ga. App. 486
Docket Number: 6034
Parties: CURRY et al. v. THE STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 486–486

Head Matter:
6034.
CURRY et al. v. THE STATE.
Where one is accused of taking and carrying away oysters from the larid of another, without the consent of the owner, and the evidence fails to show that the oysters taken were from the lands of the owner named in the indictment, a verdict of guilty is not supported by the evidence.
Decided December 22, 1914.
Indictment for misdemeanor; from McIntosh superior court— Judge Sheppard. October l'f, 1914.
Charles M. Tyson, for plaintiff in error.
N. J. Norman, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, J.
Wesley Curry and others were convicted in the lower court of taking and carrying away about ten bushels of oysters, of the value of two dollars, from the lands of one L. P. You-mans, without the consent of the owner. The evidence not only failed to show that the oysters found in the defendants' possession were taken from the lands of L. P. Youmans, but also failed to show that they were not taken from the public oyster-beds, which are open to all citizens of the State. As the judgment of the trial judge must be reversed on the ground above stated, we do not think it necessary to pass upon the remaining questions in this case.
Judgment reversed.