Ringer v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellants were convicted of receiving and concealing certain sheep, knowing the same to have been stolen, and were by the jury assessed a penalty of three years each in the penitentiary.

The facts show that in December, 1936, in Irion County, Tom Ault lost 43 head of sheep in the nighttime, taken without his consent. That soon thereafter all these sheep were found in the possession of appellants. The ear marks were not changed, but the brands thereon, which were a black dot on the hip, had been hidden under a red block brand, and by a close scrutiny the original brand could be…