Watson v. State

Cattle theft is the offense; the punishment, two years in the state penitentiary.

On or about March 29th, 1942, J. E. Robinson discovered that his blue roan cow had been stolen from his pasture. Some three weeks thereafter, the hide of the cow was found in possession of Eads, a hide buyer. Eads testified that he bought the hide from Doty. Doty testified that the hide was that of a cow he had purchased, from appellant, on March 30th, 1942, which he butchered, after which he sold the hide to Eads.

In addition to these facts, the State showed that, about a week prior to the date of the alleged…