ADAMS v. STATE

No. 35244.

367 S.W.2d 347 (1963)

Billy J. ADAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy J. Adams, in pro. per.

Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Gus J. Zgourides and Erwin G. Ernst, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for burglary, with three prior convictions for felonies less than capital alleged for enhancement; the punishment, life imprisonment under Art. 63, Vernon's Ann.P.C.

The state's proof shows that during the early morning hours of November 27, 1961, a building occupied by Laufman Jewelry Store, at 1138 Travis in the city of Houston, was broken into and burglarized. Entry into the building was gained by breaking a window...

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