Ellis v. State

When a recovered calf was released into the pasture of the alleged owner Owens, a specific cow ran to it crying and immediately allowed it to nurse after other cows in the pasture had refused it -- behavior cattlemen testified was the accepted test for determining maternal lineage -- while the defendant claimed he had lawfully purchased the calf and a witness testified to selling him a similar animal; the jury convicted, and the defendant appealed on grounds of insufficient evidence.