Childers v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Scurry. Tried below before Hon. Ed. J. Hamner. Appeal from a conviction of illegally altering the brand upon one head of cattle; penalty, two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. The necessary facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of altering the brand on one head of cattle with intent to defraud, and given two years in the penitentiary, and prosecutes this appeal. Appellant made amotion for a continuance on account of the absence of one Joe jVIadrall who was alleged to reside in Runnels County. The diligence alleged to have been used for this witness was that process was issued for him on the 20th day of January, 1896, and returned to court “not found” on the day of the trial, which was January 25, 1896. The indictment in this case was returned into court on the 25th day of…
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