Burow, Jr. v. State

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of , cattle theft, and his punishment assessed at the lowest prescribed by law.

Appellant, Tomas Nunez and Manuel Garcia were jointly indicted for the theft of two head of cattle on February 14, 1916. The indictment was in three counts; the first charged the theft from the real owner; the second from a son who was in possession, control, etc., for her; and the third for receiving the cattle knowing they had been stolen. The second only was submitted to the jury; the others excluded.

Upon the motion of the defendants and in accordance with their…