Cohron v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is burglary of a private residence at night with intent to commit theft; the punishment, 5 years.

The evidence shows that Mrs. Joe Levell was absent from her home between 8 P.M. and midnight; that when she left the doors were all locked, and when she returned a latch was broken, mud had been tracked in her kitchen and other parts of the house and some of her property, including groceries, canned goods and her chest of silverware, were missing.

Mrs. Levell reported the burglary of her home to the Sheriff’s office and Deputy Sheriff Aubrey Bohannon came early in the…