Clark v. State

Citations

• 22 Tex. Ct. App. 599
• 3 S.W. 744
• 1886 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 295

Syllabus

<p>Theft—Evidence—Pact Case.—See the opinion in extenso and the statement of the case for evidence held insufficient to support a conviction for horse theft, because the defendant’s explanation of his possession of the stolen animal being reasonable, natural and probable, the State relying solely upon such possession, rebutted the presumption of guilt and devolved upon the State the burden of proving the falsity of the explanation, which, the State failing to do, entitled the defendant to an ac* quittal.</p>