Harris v. State

The appellant, Meek Harris, was indicted by the gand jury, of the circuit court of Oktibbeha county at the October, 1927, term for burglary of a dwelling house occupied by Evanna Riley, in that he took, stole, and carried away from such house certain goods, to-wit, bedding and clothing belonging to one Evanna Riley of the value of five dollars.

The burglary, the proof shows, occurred on the first Sunday night in (December, 1926, while Evanna Riley was at church. Her testimony is to the effect that she returned from church about nine o’clock; that before leaving she locked the doors of her…