Nutt v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Cattle theft is the offense; the punishment, three years in the State penitentiary.

By Bill of Exception No. 1, it is made to appear that, at the time of this trial, there were then pending against appellant, on the docket of the trial court, nine separate cases, in numerical order, in each of which cases he was charged with theft of cattle. The instant case was the last one appearing-, it having the highest number. Upon the call of this case for trial, appellant moved for a postponement thereof, or that, in lieu of a postponement, the cases be called and disposed of in their…