Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Shelby. Tried below before Hon. Tom C. Davis. Appeal from a conviction of defacing a mark and brand upon one head of cattle; penalty, four years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of defacing the mark upon cattle of another with intent to defraud the owner. The indictment contains two counts: First, for theft; and, second, as stated, and under which defendant was convicted. The cow is alleged in both counts to be the property of Napoleon Williams. The evidence discloses that Napoleon Williams had loaned the cow to his brother Dan, to be milked by him, and to remain in his possession until about the 1st of January, 1900. Dan Williams took possession of the cow about the 1st of October, 1899, and drove her to his home in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Emmerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
- Alford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
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