Gann v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hamilton. Tried below before Hon. J. W. Parker, Special Judge. Appeal from a conviction of accessory to the theft of cattle; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The indictment charged that one John M. Harris stole the animal which was the property of W. M. Savage, on the 1st of March, 1899. The opinion sets out the other portion of the indictment which charges appellant as an accessory to the theft.
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Appeal from the District Court of Hamilton. Tried below before Hon. J. W. Parker, Special Judge. Appeal from a conviction of accessory to the theft of cattle; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The indictment charged that one John M. Harris stole the animal which was the property of W. M. Savage, on the 1st of March, 1899. The opinion sets out the other portion of the indictment which charges appellant as an accessory to the theft. The other important facts pertaining to the case are so clearly disclosed in the opinion as to supersede a further statement.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of being an accessory to the offense of theft of cattle, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years; hence this appeal.
Appellant presented a motion in arrest of judgment on the ground that the indictment failed to allege an offense. The indictment, after setting out the offense of theft of said one head of cattle by John M. Harris, then proceeds as follows: “That the said R. L. Gann, * * * after the commission of said offense, * * * and well knowing that said offense had been committed by the said John M.…
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