Bryan v. State

BROOKS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the theft of cattle, his punishment being fixed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The first bill of exceptions shows that the State proved by the witness Cub Hadley, the following: “I don’t think I would have driven that animal (referring to the C-L Bracken animal, which defendant is charged with stealing) for eleven or twelve miles and not have found out what the correct brand was on it.”' The bill further shows that the defendant had on crossrexamination asked witness questions to which the witness had responded, “I helped skin the animal…