TURNER v. STATE

No. 29039.

303 S.W.2d 386 (1957)

Merlin Bland TURNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 29, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Lamson, Port Arthur, Jack Brookshire, Beaumont, for appellant.

Ramie H. Griffin, Criminal Dist. Atty., James S. McGrath, Asst. Criminal Dist. Atty., Beaumont, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

Under an indictment charging the offense of burglary with certain prior convictions of felonies less than capital alleged to enhance the punishment, appellant was convicted of the primary offense of burglary and assessed punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for eight years.

The sole question presented is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.

The evidence consists of that offered by the state as the...

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