Horne v. State

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Appellant William C. Horne, age 19, was charged with burglary and grand larceny allegedly arising out of a breaking and entering of the H & H Pharmacy in Sheridan. The jury found him guilty of grand larceny and not guilty of the burglary charge. For reversal, appellant relies upon the points hereinafter discussed.

The record shows that the H & H Pharmacy was closed on Saturday sometime after 6:00 or 6:30 p.m. and that on Monday morning when Mr. Walter Ellis opened his pharmacy he noticed that there had been a breaking and entering of the building. There was a quantity of…