State v. Reed

SWOPE, District Judge.

The appellant, Kenneth Reed, was convicted by a jury in the District Court of Union County, which is located in the Eighth Judicial District, of stealing a bull calf and of unlawfully branding it, contrary to the provisions of Sections 41-411 and 41-419, New Mexico Statutes 1941 Annotated. His wife, the appellant, Rebecca Reed, was convicted of unlawfully branding the bull calf contrary to the provisions of Section 41-411, but was not convicted of stealing it. They were both sentenced to be imprisoned for a term in the State Penitentiary.

Several grounds are advanced by…