Case Name: Henry Fournier v. State of Mississippi
Court: Mississippi Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 1909-10
Citations: 96 Miss. 417
Docket Number: 
Parties: Henry Fournier v. State of Mississippi.
Judges: 
Reporter: Mississippi Reports
Volume: 96
Pages: 417–418

Head Matter:
Henry Fournier v. State of Mississippi.
[50 South. 502.]
Criminal Law and Procedure. Burglary. Larceny. Indictment.
An indictment for burglary, charging that the building was broken and entered with intent to take, steal' and carry away designated personal property found therein, but failing to charge an aspor-tation of the personalty, is not good for and will not support a verdict finding the defendant guilty of larceny.
Eeom tbe circuit court of Harrison county.
How. William; H. IIabdy, Judge.
Eournier, appellant, was indicted and tried for burglary, con victed of petty larceny and appealed to tbe supreme court. Tbe opinion of tbe court sufficiently states tbe case.
J. E. Mize, for appellant.
George Butter, assisted attorney-general, for appellee.
[Tbe briefs of counsel in tbis case could not be found by tbe reporter, bence no synopses of them are given.]

Opinion:
Sm:ith, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
Tbe indictment in tbis case charged appellant witb tbe commission of tbe crime of burglary, and alleged that tbe building was entered "witb tbe felonious and burglarious intent then and there" certain property "found therein to take, steal, and carry away." From a conviction thereunder of tbe crime of petit larceny, tbis appeal is taken.
'While tbis indictment properly charged tbe crime of burglary, it contains no allegation charging the crime of larceny. The allegation is that tbe building was entered witb intent to commit tbis crime, not that tbe crime in fact was committed. Appellant, therefore, by tbe verdict of tbe jury, was acquitted of tbe crime of burglary, tbe only crime charged in tbe indictment, and convicted of a crime not charged therein.
Tbe judgment of tbe court below is reversed, and appellant discharged. Reversed,