Waits v. State

Christian, Judge.

The offense is theft of hogs; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

On the 3d of March, 1937, Joe Birch lost about seven hogs, and at the same time a hog belonging to his son was taken from the same range. Touching the description of one of the hogs, Mr. Birch said: “That barrow that I lost was not a white hog but was a sort of dirty white, sandy-colored hog, with maybe a few specks on him. Those hogs at that time I guess would weigh about fifty or sixty pounds maybe, and that barrow was in my mark that I have just given to the jury.” As to the hog his…