Grant v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— Jack Grant was a laborer upon a ranch belonging to John H. Gibson, which was situated about ten miles from Childress. He started to another ranch belonging to Gibson situated about three and one-half or four miles northwest of Memphis, in Hall County. The journey was begun between sundown and dark. The estimate touching the distance between the two points was between forty-eight and fifty-three miles. No witness placed it less than forty-eight and none put it more than fifty-three miles. He was driving four mules hitched to two wagons; that…