McKay v. State

DAVIDSON, Pbesidiug Judge.

The indictment contained a count for theft of cattle, and one for receiving the cattle after they were stolen. The count charging theft passes out of the case, because the court submitted only the count for receiving, and the conviction was under that count. The offense was barred by the statute of limitations at the time the indictment was presented. The State’s case is that the cattle were stolen from J. A. Martin, who was holding same for Dull Bros., in 1899; were received the next day by appellant from the Taylors, who committed the theft, and shortly afterwards…