JOHNSTON v. STATE

No. 44687.

477 S.W.2d 891 (1972)

Randolph Wayne JOHNSTON, Sr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Farris, Fort Worth (Court appointed on appeal), for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., John Garret Hill, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of attempted burglary; punishment was assessed by the jury at four years.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to prove his identity and to show ownership of the building "alleged by the state."

Wyman Priddy, who was employed by a burglary alarm company on December 29, 1968, testified that at approximately 1:44 A.M. on that date, pursuant to an alarm, he...

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