Lowery v. State

Texas Supreme Court
Lowery v. State, 30 Tex. 402 (Tex. 1867)
Lindsay

Lowery v. State

Opinion of the Court

Lindsay, J.

The appellant was indicted, tried, and found guilty of malicious mischief, in the court below, and his *404fine assessed at $15. He was charged jointly with others with destroying property (neat cattle) belonging to P. K. Eawlins. It appears that he and his co-defendants were . engaged in chasing a bull belonging to Eawlins, which bull was finally killed by pistol shots from some of the company.' The proof in this case is, that the appellant and a number of others went out together on Christmas day to have a fox-chase. This was a different purpose from a bull-chase. But the law is, that when a “ number of persons meet together for a different purpose, and after-wards join to execute one common purpose, to the injury of the property of a third party, it is a conspiracy, and it is not necessary to prove any previous plan among them against the person intended to be injured.” The facts show such a state of things in this case, and the judgment is therefore

Aeeirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Seth Lowery v. State
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published
Syllabus
Where the defendant was indicted and convicted for malicious mischief, under article 712 of the Penal Code, if he joined in a conspiracy, whereby the bull was chased, shot, and killed, by way of a Christmas frolic, the verdict will not be disturbed. (Paschal’s Dig., Art. 2343, Note 678.)