State v. McComas

The defendants, charged with having stolen sheep, were found guilty by the verdict of a jury. By judgment they were sentenced to the state prison. Their motion for a new trial having been denied, they appealed to this court.

The sheep alleged to have been stolen were branded with a red bar and were the property of one Tom Hovland. A material witness for the state was one Henry C. Jones, who testified that at the time of the alleged theft he was working for the defendants, herding their sheep, which were branded with two black bars on the back. About October 27, 1926, the defendants sold…