State v. Hamlin

The appellant was convicted in the circuit court of Madison County, Missouri, of stealing a steer, and the jury assessed his punishment at two years in the penitentiary.

The information charged that the appellant stole one black, white-faced yearling steer on or about the 30th day of June, 1939, and all the evidence showed that this steer was stolen on June 30, 1939. The defense was an alibi.

The appellant does not contend the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict, but does contend that instruction Number One was erroneous in that it conflicted with the instruction Number Two.

Instruct…