Bonner v. State

McCORD, Judge.

Appellant was indicted and tried in the court below for the theft of cattle, convicted and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for four years.

The first count in the indictment alleged that the cattle stolen were the property of John Harrington and were taken from his possession without his consent. The second count alleged that the cattle belonged to John Harrington, but that the same were taken from the possession of one Eobert Hewland without his consent, etc. The case was submitted to the jury on the first count and the second count was expressly…