Barfield v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge. —

The offense is theft of sheep; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for four years.

During the first part of January, 1937, there were taken from the ranch of F. A. Smith in Concho County about fifty sheep. Thirty-six of these sheep were recovered by G. K. Stewart, foreman of the Smith ranch, from the Ringer ranch in Mason County about the 16th of January. Touching the brands on the animals prior to the theft, Mr. Stewart testified as follows:

“Those lambs were branded a fire brand on the jaw right below the left eye with a T, and they had a T right on top of their…