27 Tex. Ct. App. 188
Decided February 2, 1889
Court of Appeals of Texas · decided 1889-02-02
Tried below before the Hon. J. C. Russell. The conviction in this case was for the theft of a horse, the property of Alejandro Guzman, and the penalty assessed against the appellant was a term of five years in the penitentiary. Alejandro Guzman was the first witness for the State. He testified that he lived at his ranch near the Aguelares depot, in Encinal county, Texas.
Decided 1889-02-02
¶1This conviction is for theft of a horse. We have very carefully examined the facts of this case, and are of opinion that they do not support the conviction, and we are not willing to sanction it, believing that to do so would be dangerous to the liberty of the citizen. The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.
¶2Reversed and remanded.