Brittenum v. State

E. H. Brittenum, Walker Thomas, Robert Kinkle, and Oscar Watson were jointly indicted on a charge of grand larceny. Robert Kinkle and Oscar Watson entered pleas of guilty, and testified for the state on the joint trial of the appellants, Brittenum and Thomas, who were convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of five years.

The conviction rests upon the corroborated testimony of the two' alleged accomplices who had previously entered pleas of guilty, the purported confessions of Brittenum, and certain circumstances and physical facts. According’ to- the testimony of the two…