Binkley v. State

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft of a horse, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the reformatory and house of correction for a term of two years; and brings the case here on appeal.

The State introduced the confessions or statements of appellant made to L. L. Peevey, deputy sheriff, and to Cunningham, the sheriff. The circumstances under which the same were introduced are as follows: Appellant was confined in jail on the charge in question for about five months, being placed in jail on the 25th of April, 1906, and the trial coming on September 10, 1906. The proof…