Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Parmer. Tried below before the Hon. D. B. Hill. Appeal from a conviction of theft of cattle; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
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Appeal from the District Court of Parmer. Tried below before the Hon. D. B. Hill. Appeal from a conviction of theft of cattle; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The State’s testimony shows that the alleged cattle disappeared from their accustomed range, and that they were afterwards found in a pasture in New Mexico; that defendant and others acting with him were found with said cattle under circumstances showing their possession; that the owner of the cattle was informed of their whereabouts and recovered them; this with many other circumstances constituted the evidence…
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, Judge.
Appellant was charged with theft of cattle, tried, convicted, and sentenced to two years confinement in the penitentiary.
1. William Raulie, after testifying that the cattle were taken without his consent, and that the cattle belonged to him, testified that one cow was a large, bald-faced Hereford cow, with broad horns, and was known as the “show cow,” and she was branded on the horn; and one of the others was a white-faced cow, with drooped horn, branded with a small “J” on left jaw. Appellant objected to this testimony on the ground that the record of brands was the best…
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- Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
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