Dodson v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

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

The state’s theory was supported by facts which are, substantially, as follows: Adolph Onken had possession of a Jersey bull which he had borrowed from one Herman Koehn, who lived in his neighborhood. The animal in question was about four years old, was dark underneath, had dark shoulders and was light along the back. The bull was branded HO on the right hip, the brand marks being almost connected. His horns were tipped and one side of his nose had been marked by a ring. The ring had…