Burch v. State

A plea of former jeopardy was filed by the defendant to an indictment charging him with simple larceny,— cattle stealing. The State traversed the plea, but the facts are practically undisputed. An indictment was returned charging that the defendant, on the 7th day of October, 1907, “a certain red cow with short horns and marked swallow fork and underbit in one ear and oversquare and underbit in the other, of the personal goods of one A. A. Harrell, executor of W. J. Harrell, deceased, of the value of twelve dollars, unlawfully, wrongfully, and fraudulently did take and carry away with intent…