Phillips v. State

MORROW, Judge.

—The appellant was convicted of theft, and punishment fixed at a fine of $25 and confinement in the county jail for one day.

The State relies almost exclusively upon the statements of the appellant to connect him with the offense. It appears that the owner named in the information lost some chickens, and that the constable entertained the suspicion that the appellant was connected with their disappearance, and went to appellant’s restaurant, and there found some chickens that had been killed and dressed. Appellant explained his possession of them by stating that he had purchased…