Husband v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, was convicted in the district court of Stephens county, on a charge of stealing a hog, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for seven years; from which judgment the defendant has appealed to this court.

The testimony on behalf of the state, in substance, shows that this defendant was living near a man by the name of J. C. Cannon; Mr. Cannon had taken from his place one sow weighing about 250 to 300 pounds, either on a Friday night or Saturday; when the sow was missed by the said J. C. Cannon, he started a search…