Rashfeldt v. State

The appellant was convicted in the district court of Potter county of the theft of an automobile, and his punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary.

The record discloses that the appellant was placed in the jail at Panhandle, Carson county, by the sheriff about 3 o’clock in the morning; that the city marshal, Turner, took the appellant to the jail and awakened the sheriff, who was residing in the jail, and stated to him:

“Here’s a man I want you to put up. He’s snooping around town here, and I don’t know what he is figuring on.”

The sheriff testified that he stated in reply thereto:

“We…