Phillips v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Williamson. Tried below before the Honorable F. D. Love. Appeal from a conviction of theft of chickens; penalty, a fine of $50. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
This conviction was for misdemeanor theft, and appellant’s punishment was fixed at ten days in jail and a fine of $50.
The widow Struhall owned chickens, and on a certain night six of them disappeared from her hen house, among the number a white rooster with certain yellow feathers on his back, a dominique hen, a white hen, a black and two brown hens. Fresh shoe tracks were found next morning in the chicken yard along with a lot of fresh feathers; three chicken heads and some blood and feathers were found in a nearby vacant lot. For some reason, the officers who were notified…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
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