Barrett v. State

Eberhardt, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted of theft by taking of a horse (Code § 26-1802 (a)) and sought a new trial on the general grounds only. A careful review of the transcript reveals that there is evidence upon which a conviction might rest, and we should not disturb it. Carnes v. State, 28 Ga. 192.

Indeed, the defendant does not deny the testimony of two people, with whom he was riding around and drinking beer, that he had a bridle with him and told them he was going to get a horse that he had bought, that he took the horse at night from the pasture of another, rode the…