Corn v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Gillespie. Tried below before the Hon. J. N. Everett. Peter Corn was indicted for theft of a steer on 28th February, 1873. The evidence on the trial is set out in the opinion. The charges complained of are as follows : “4. All persons who are present when an offense is committed, and who knowingly aid or encourage its commission, are alike guilty of the offense.
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Appeal from Gillespie. Tried below before the Hon. J. N. Everett. Peter Corn was indicted for theft of a steer on 28th February, 1873. The evidence on the trial is set out in the opinion. The charges complained of are as follows : “4. All persons who are present when an offense is committed, and who knowingly aid or encourage its commission, are alike guilty of the offense. “ 6. The taking is complete when the property is reduced to the actual custody of the taker, with the intent above mentioned. “7. The benefit to the taker in a case of theft may be any pecuniary profit which the taker…
1Opinion of the Court
Reeves, Associate Justice.
This is an indictment against appellant, charging him with the theft of a steer, the property of one Gottlieb Fischer.
It appears from the evidence that the range of this animal was on 'White Oak creek, in Gillespie and Kerr counties. The animal was found in a herd of cattle, which had been gathered by appellant and others in his employ, in Gillespie county, and which defendant said he was gathering for Quinlan & Crawford, and was driving the herd to their pen, or where they herded cattle, on Turkey creek, in Kerr county, distant about twenty-five miles from the place…
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