Cawley v. State

This is an appeal by Prank Cawley plaintiff in error, defendant below, who was charged in the district court of Choctaw county, Oklahoma, with the crime of larceny of 18 head of cattle, in violation of Title 21, § 1716, O.S.A. 1941, on August 18, 1949, in Choctaw county, Oklahoma, said cattle allegedly being the property of W. R. Stone, H. H. Coker and W. J. Massey and all of said cattle at the time of said theft being under the control of W. R. Stone on the premises owned by W. J. Massey. Defendant was tried by a jury, convicted and his penalty fixed by said jury at a term of 6 years in the…