BARRERA v. STATE

No. 28151.

289 S.W.2d 285 (1956)

Jose BARRERA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 21, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Wiech, and Sharpe, Cunningham & Garza, Brownsville, for appellant.

F. T. Graham, Dist. Atty., Brownsville, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is cattle theft; the punishment, two years.

This case presents one of the most novel fact situations to reach this Court in some time. This decision has been a difficult one, but much help has been afforded by the scholarly briefs and arguments. Counsel for the State and the accused conducted themselves throughout the investigation and prosecution of this case in such a manner as to bring credit to our profession.

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