Knighton v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge. —

Theft of. cattle is the offense; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The evidence is conflicting. A general statement of the facts is as follows: Appellant lived upon a farm. Smith was the

owner of some cattle. There was evidence that the cattle had depredated upon the crops of the appellant and that Smith had been requested to abate the nuisance. A dead cow was found several hundred yards from the fence of the appellant. There was evidence to the effect that after driving the cattle out of the appellant’s premises at night time a dead…