Pettigrew v. State

Citations

• 12 Tex. Ct. App. 225

Syllabus

<p>Theft—Idiocy—Evidence,—In a trial for horse-theft, the inculpatory evidence consisted of the defendant’s unexplained possession of the animal soon after it was stolen, and the defense was such mental imbecility as absolved the accused from amenability. Note the evidence which is held insufficient to sustain the conviction, and also the proof which is held sufficient to show legal irresponsibility.</p>