Kirby v. State

The appellant was indicted on a charge of grand larceny of two young cows in Neshoba County, Mississippi, and plead not guilty. The State introduced Roy Jolly, the owner of the cattle alleged to have been stolen, and he testified that he had some cattle in his pasture and that someone took a blue jersey heifer, two years old, and a red jersey heifer, one and a half years old. He later located the blue jersey heifer in the pasture of a Mr. Winstead. He also testified that he authorized no one to take the cattle or to sell them.

Mr. Winstead testified that he was in Philadelphia, Mississippi,…