Walker v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for theft of turkeys under the value of $50, punishment ten days in the county jail and a fine of $15.

There is but one bill of exceptions in the record, which was taken to the refusal of a special charge asking that the jury be told that the state had failed to prove by competent evidence that the turkeys alleged to have been stolen were found in possession of appellant, or that he had ever asserted ownership to said property, and that he should be acquitted. Said instruction will be considered together with the testimony.

The state introduced a witness who…