Ritcher v. State
Ritcher v. State
Opinion of the Court
There are two assignments of error in this case. 1. The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment.
2. The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial.
We shall confine our opinion to the latter assignment.
We believe a new trial should have been granted. The ownership of the property alleged to have been stolen must be proved as alleged. It would require, we think, a good deal stronger testimony than appears in the record in this case to satisfy our minds that Seth Stadden was the owner of the horse alleged to have been stolen.
We think, at best, the evidence shows the horse was an estray, and, perhaps without any authority whatever, in the possession of Stadden.
The cause is reversed and remanded.
Reversed and remanded.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Lem. Ritcher v. The State of Texas
- Status
- Published