THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 45951.

486 S.W.2d 343 (1972)

Stephen Dwight THOMPSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 1, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Moss, Mesquite, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Michael P. Gibson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of burglary of a private residence at night with intent to commit theft; punishment was assessed by the jury at 49 years.

Appellant entered a plea of guilty in this cause. The evidence shows that between 10:30 and 12:00 P.M., on the night of the offense, the 82 year old complaining witness was in her home, where she lived alone, watching television. She heard a "scratching on the...

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