Kratz v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was by information charged with stealing and carrying away one Hereford steer coming three years old. The jury returned a verdict against the defendant finding him guilty of stealing a domestic animal, and. leaving his punishment to the court. The court sentenced the defendant to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of seven years and to pay all costs of the prosecution; from which judgment the defendant appeals.

The testimony on behalf of the state tends to show the steer alleged to have been stolen belonged to…