Evans v. State

INZER, Justice:

Appellant Claude Lewis Evans was convicted in the Circuit Court of Scott County for the crime of grand larceny. He was sentenced to serve a term of three years in the State Penitentiary. From this conviction and sentence he appeals. We reverse and render.

On January 19, 1970, twelve head of cattle were stolen from Noey Vaughn’s pasture south of Morton. The sheriff and investigating officer from the cattle theft division of the State Highway Patrol investigated. The only clues found at the scene were some truck and trailer tracks in the mud and a damaged loading chute. The…