Harmon v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Kaufman. Tried below before the Hon. W. Eblen, Special Judge. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
Appellant was indicted for the theft of one heifer of the value of $7.00; was tried and convicted, and his punishment was assessed at two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.
The defense relied upon in the trial was that defendant had purchased the animal from one Houston.
The facts necessary to an appreciation and understanding of the questions involved in the case may be succinctly and substantially stated as follows: Defendant and Houston,in company, drove this animal and another, on Monday, August 23d, to the town of Lawrence, where defendant sold them to Jacob Meyers, a butcher, and…
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