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PITTS v. STATE

No. 44649.

478 S.W.2d 555 (1972)

James Earl PITTS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 8, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas (on appeal by appointment), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle, Henry J. Schulz, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. Punishment was assessed by the jury at twelve years.

The record reflects that on April 14, 1969, one Harvey Evans was in the back-yard of his home in Dallas, when he heard the sound of glass breaking and, thereafter, observed a man entering the house of a neighbor, W. M. Starks. The police were notified by Evans, and upon their arrival, officers found appellant hiding...

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