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Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 2, 1934
70 S.W.2d 1114 (Tex. Crim. App. 1934)

Opinion

No. 16748.

Delivered May 2, 1934.

Burglary — Evidence.

Evidence held sufficient to support conviction for burglary.

Appeal from the District Court of Cooke County. Tried below before the Hon. B. W. Boyd, Judge.

Appeal from conviction for burglary; penalty, confinement in penitentiary for three years.

Affirmed.

The opinion states the case.

Adams, Bell Carlisle, of Gainesville, for appellant. Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, of Austin, for the State.


The offense is burglary; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for three years.

Officers concealed themselves at night in a store building occupied and controlled by Earl Kerr. In the building was a stock of merchandise. Appellant and another man came to the building, broke the glass out of the door, and entered. They were preparing to take some money when the officers arrested them.

Appellant defended on the ground that he was temporarily insane from the combined use of narcotics and whisky.

No bills of exception are brought forward.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 2, 1934
70 S.W.2d 1114 (Tex. Crim. App. 1934)
Case details for

Davis v. State

Case Details

Full title:ALVIN DAVIS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: May 2, 1934

Citations

70 S.W.2d 1114 (Tex. Crim. App. 1934)
70 S.W.2d 1114