Pace v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hill. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Hall. Appeal from a conviction of cattle-theft; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The indictment charged appellant with the theft of one head of cattle from the possession of F. Burleson on the 15th day of February, 1897. Briefly stated, the evidence in substance was as follows:
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the theft of cattle, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years.
Appellant complains of the court overruling his motion for continuance for the want of the testimony of Berry and Palmer. The indictment was filed October 5, 1897, and October 20, 1897, subpoenas were issued for both of said witnesses, and returned properly served. Both witnesses were absent at the spring term, 1898, of the court. On August 16, 1898, alias subpoenas were issued, and returned “Hot found” in Hill County; the witness Palmer being in…
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