Gossett v. State

BRETT, Judge.

This is an appeal by Pearmon J. Gossett as defendant below and plaintiff in error herein. The defendant Gossett was charged by information in the district court of Pon-totoc County, Oklahoma, with the crime of burglary in the second degree, allegedly committed in Allen, Oklahoma on January 9, 1961 by breaking and entering, in the night-time, Leon Kidwell’s Variety Store, located in Allen. It appears the burglary netted in cash $3.20.

It further appears that the entry was accomplished by the burglar entering through a skylight, by first removing the screen therefrom and letting…