Curry v. State

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

The indictment charged that in Sabine County appellant stole one head of cattle from Holland Clegg. Appellant was convicted and his punishment assessed at three years in the penitentiary.

The evidence raised an issue as to whether the theft was committed in Sabine County or in San Augustine County. The court charged the jury that if they found that the animal was taken in San Augustine County, or had a reasonable doubt thereof, to acquit appellant. If the case against appellant had been otherwise established the instruction given would have been sufficient on the…