Mathews v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Tarrant. Tried below before Hon. W. D. Habéis. Appeal from a conviction of cattle-theft; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. This is a second appeal in this case. See Mathews v. State, 39 Texas Criminal Reports, 553, where the prosecution was dismissed because the indictment was fatally defective in the description of the .stolen property.
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Appeal from the District Court of Tarrant. Tried below before Hon. W. D. Habéis. Appeal from a conviction of cattle-theft; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. This is a second appeal in this case. See Mathews v. State, 39 Texas Criminal Reports, 553, where the prosecution was dismissed because the indictment was fatally defective in the description of the .stolen property. M. A. Bradbury lost a heifer in the early part of January, 1897. He was sick at the time she was lost. Sever made any search for her after he got well, and had never seen her or any part of her since that…
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the theft of cattle, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.
Appellant made a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that the description of the property stolen, to wit, “one head of ■cattle,” is too general. This question has been expressly decided against the contention of appellant. Matthews v. State, 39 Texas Crim. Rep., 553; White’s Ann. Penal Code, see. 1544.
The first bill is reserved to the action of the court overruling his motior for continuance. Heither the application nor the bill shows -whether it is…
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