Mims v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is theft of cattle. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

Appellant’s first contention is that the evidence is insufficient to justify and sustain his conviction. The State’s testimony, briefly stated, shows- that on or about the 18th day of October, 1939, J. G. and C. C. Connor had some cattle running on the range near Daingerfield in Morris County. Five head of the cattle which disappeared from the range were sold by appellant to Ira Parham and Bill Bixler who immediately carried them in a truck to the sales barn…