BOWIE v. STATE

No. 39536.

401 S.W.2d 829 (1966)

James BOWIE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 27, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marks, Time & Aranson by James Keith Marks, E. Brice Cunningham, Levi Curl, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., James B. Zimmermann and Malcolm Dade, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


McDONALD, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Article 63, Vernon's Ann.P.C., life imprisonment.

The building alleged to have been burgled was leased by Fame Fashions, Inc. for the manufacturing and shipping of dresses. The overhead door at the rear of this building was large enough to accommodate trucks, and opened into a foyer or loading dock about 10 feet deep, at the rear of which was a wall with a...

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