Paine v. People

Plaintiff in error Paine, to whom we will refer as defendant, Frank Burchett, and Aubrey Paine, were jointly charged with the larceny of a calf, the property of Jim Allen. Defendant was granted a separate trial, which resulted in a verdict of guilty. Thereafter motion for new trial was overruled and defendant was: sentenced to a term of not less than eighteen months and not more than three years in the penitentiary. To reverse this judgment the defendant prosecutes this proceeding in error.

To establish its case the people proved the loss of several head of cattle, including the calf described…