Case Name: Pedro Hernandez v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1909-06-19
Citations: 57 Tex. Crim. 15
Docket Number: No. 4221
Parties: Pedro Hernandez v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 15–15

Head Matter:
Pedro Hernandez v. The State.
No. 4221.
Decided June 19, 1909.
Rehearing denied October 13, 1909.
Theft of a Mule — Sufficiency of the Evidence.
See opinion for facts held sufficient to support a conviction of theft of a mule.
[Eehearing denied October 13, 1909.]
Appeal from the District Court of Uvalde. Tried below before the Hon. B. H. Burney.
Appeal from a conviction of theft of a mule; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The opinion states the case.
C. B. Macfarlane, for appellant.
F. J. McCord, Assistant Attorney-General, for the State.

Opinion:
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of theft of a mule, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.
The only question raised by appellant is the sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence shows that appellant was found in possession of the prosecuting witness' mule. The mule was thoroughly identified as prosecuting witness' mule. He gave an explanation to the effect that he had bought or traded for the mule sometime before his possession was discovered. He took the mule to Uvalde County and traded the mule off for a horse. The court charged on circumstantial evidence, and properly presented the law applicable to the facts of this case, and the evidence supports the verdict. The judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.