Legal Opinion

Lott v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 27, 1879PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the District Court of Gonzales. Tried below before the Hon. Everett Lewis. The opinion discloses the case.

1Opinion of the Court

Ector, Presiding Judge.

The indictment charges the defendant with the theft of a horse, the property of Columbus C. Littlefield. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged in *724the indictment, and assessed his punishment at five years confinement in the penitentiary, and after the return of the verdict the court adjudged the defendant guilty of theft of a horse, as found by the jury.

The first assignment of error is: “The court erred in admitting any proof of property in Christopher C. Littlefield, when the indictment charged the property to belong to Columbus C. Little-field, as shown by…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Buckley's Administrator v. HowardTexas Supreme Court · 1872

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Great National Lloyds v. HallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954

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