Court of Appeals of Texas July 1, 1877 (Coffee v. State)

Ector, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, George Coffee, was indicted for the theft of five hogs, of the value of $10 each. He was convicted by the jury, and his punishment assessed at two years’ confinement in the penitentiary. He has appealed from the judgment of conviction to this court, and has assigned the following errors committed on his trial in the district court, viz.