Willis v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Jones. Tried below before the Hon. J. Y. Cockrell. This is a companion case to that of Boyd v. The State, ante, 570, the conviction being for the theft of a cow, the property oi W. T. Wright. The punishment assessed was a term of four years in the penitentiary. The evidence upon which this conviction is predicated is substantially the same as that adduced upon the trial of Boyd v. The State, supra.
1Opinion of the Court
White, Presiding Judge.
This is a companion case to that -of Boyd v. The State, just decided, appellant having been jointly indicted with Boyd in the theft of W. T. Wright’s cow. We propose to discuss only those questions which did not arise in Boyd’s case.
1. At the trial the State proved that other animals not belonging to the defendants were found in their possession, and whose marks and brands had been altered by defendants at the same time and place, and in the same manner, and under similar circumstances, as was the case with the cow in controversy. The scope, object and purpose of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. SherlockTexas Supreme Court · 1861
3Cited by1 opinion
- Odlozelik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939