State v. Ferguson

Under an information filed by the county attorney of Mabaska county, Iowa, the defendant, E. B. (Lash) Ferguson, and his son, Ben Ferguson, were jointly charged with the crime of larceny in stealing, taking and carrying away eleven head of cattle which were the property of Yernie Braden. The defendant, E. B. (Lash) Ferguson, was tried separately and found guilty, and judgment was entered upon the verdict thus rendered. From such judgment and rulings of the court, said defendant appeals.

I. In considering the alleged errors upon which defendant relies for reversal, we shall first take up the…