Dobson v. State

Citations

• 67 Miss. 330

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Law. Altering marie of animal. Insufficiency of evidence.</p> <p>A conviction for tlie statutory offense of altering the mark of an animal will not be warranted upon evidence merely that a sheep belonging to the prosecutor was found in the open- woods, between his house and defendant’s, with its mark altered to that of tlie accused. A verdiot of guilty upon such evidence should have been promptly set aside.</p> <p>2. Verdict. Setting aside. Evidence insufficient.</p> <p>While the trial judge should use due caution not to set his opinion against that of the jury, he should not hesitate to set aside any verdict not supported by evidence.</p>