Cox v. State

Appellant was convicted of burglary; his punishment being assessed at two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

The state’s case, in substance, is that Bib-by’s store was burglarized on ‘Sunday night, somewhere about 12 o’clock; that is, that operations began at the store about that time, and continued until a couple of loads of goods had been taken from the house. A witness named Reeves was introduced, who makes himself a party to the burglary. 1-Ie denied entering the house, but connects himself fully with the burglary. He states on the night after he had been asleep at the residence of…