Barfield v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of theft of a hog, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of two years.

The record discloses that on the 5th day of January, A. D. 1933, the appellant was seen in the piney woods of Polk County driving some hogs belonging to Jim Shepherd, Jr., Jim Shepherd, Sr., and a Mr. Skinner. Jim Shepherd was informed of this matter by the party who saw appellant driving the hogs. The next day, January 6th, Jim Shepherd and Mr. Skinner went to the home of Aunt Phinney Youngblood, where appellant made…