State v. Paul

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant, Wilmer Paul, was convicted of theft of seven head of cattle valued at $300 and sentenced to serve ,-a term of six years in the State penitentiary. He has appealed from the conviction and sentence.

The defendant was originally charged with Elmer Odom and Harvey Paul in an affidavit with the theft of the cattle involved in this case. At the time that they were arrested, the three accused were examined separately by the district attorney, and a number of conflicting statements were made by them. They were then examined in the presence of each other and confronted…