Criner v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hill. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Hall. Appeal from a conviction of theft of cattle; penalty, three years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was indicted as a principal for the theft of a cow, the property of W. W. Carter. The indictment properly charged the theft of the animal. There are several hills of exception, which present the alleged erroneous rulings of the court to the admission of testimony, as well as improper charges given, and the refusal of requested instructions. There is also a bill of exceptions reserved to the court’s refusal to continue the case. The case is one of circumstantial evidence. The cow was taken at night from the 'inclosure of the alleged owner, and placed in the…
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