State v. Standifer

The information charged appellant with the felony of stealing chickens in the nighttime, in violation of Section 3314, .Revised Statutes 1919. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged and assessed the punishment at a fine of two hundred dollars. After unsuccessfully moving for a new trial, appellant was sentenced on the verdict and was granted an appeal.

The statement of facts made in appellant’s brief is sufficient for the purpose of this opinion. We quote it as follows:

“The evidence on the part of the State tended to show that Fred Gibson and wife live about a mile and one-half…