Martinez v. Territory of Arizona

Defendant was indicted for the larceny of a steer, the property of the Empire Land and Cattle Company. He pleaded not guilty. On the trial of the cause, the testimony of witness Turner, the foreman of the cattle company, disclosed that the animal stolen was a spayed cow. The statute (Pen. Code, par. 765) makes the “felonious taking of . . . cow, steer, bull, calf, ... or any neat or horned cattle, grand ' larceny, without regard to the value. ’ ’ A “steer” is defined to be a “young male of the ox bind, or common ox; especially a castrated taurine male, from two to four years old.” Webster.…