Eversole v. State

The appellant was convicted of the offense of cattle theft, and his punishment assessed at a term of two years in the penitentiary.

The contention of the state was that the appellant took two head of cattle belonging to one Y. U. Jones. The cattle were found in appellant's pasture, Jones afterward regaining possession of them.

The appellant defended on the ground that he purchased the cattle from one Howard Smith, and introduced in evidence a bill of sale to said cattle, signed by Howard Smith. Appellant also interposed a defense of former conviction, alleging that he had already been convicted…