Johnson v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is burglary to commit theft as a second offender; the punishment twelve (12) years.

Appellant’s first three grounds of error relate to jury separation. The case was submitted to the jury on the question of guilt or innocence and they were permitted to separate until the charge was read, and then they were sequestered until they returned a verdict of guilty. They were then permitted to separate until the charge on punishment was read and they were sequestered until they returned their verdict on punishment. It is the appellant’s contention that once the case…