Goodson v. State

Citations

• 32 Tex. 121

Syllabus

<p>1— In an indictment for theft of two animals, the singular pronoun it, in reference to them, was used in charging the intent. Held, that both in grammatical and legal construction the pronoun is to be referred to the property in the animals; and, therefore, the use of the singular pronoun was correct.</p> <p>2— The defendant applied for a continuance for want of certain witnesses who were present when he was arrested by the owner of the stolen horses, and to whom, as he alleged in his affidavit, he had previously stated that the horses were not his, but belonged to the person designated as owner by the indictment. It was not pretended, however, that at the time of his arrest he called on these witnesses, then present, to exculpate him by informing the owner of such statements. Held, that there was no error in refusing the continuance.</p>