Roberts v. State

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge.

Arnett Roberts, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried and convicted in the District Court of Pushmataha County for the offense of Larceny of Livestock; his punishment was fixed at four years imprisonment and from said judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

Briefly stated, the evidence at the trial revealed that some time between October 8 and October 16, 1966, seven heifers were taken without permission from Harrison Noel in Pushmataha County. Five of the cattle were branded “XV” on the left shoulder. Two were…