Cassell v. State

The information in this case in substance charges that in Cotton county on the 18th day of October, 1940, defendant, John W. Cassell, did then and there, unlawfully and feloniously, in the daytime, take, steal, and carry away without the knowledge or consent and against the will of one Walter Cooper, 14 turkeys, the personal property of the said Walter Cooper, with the unlawful and felonious intent to deprive the owner thereof.

Upon his trial a verdict finding the defendant guilty as charged was returned and his punishment fixed at a fine of $50.

Motion for new trial was duly filed and…