Hughes v. State

OPINION

McDonald, judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, enhanced by a prior conviction under Art. 62, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for 12 years.

Notice of appeal was given prior to January 1, 1966.

The record reveals that on May 13, 1965, Mrs. J. R. Johnson had driven back to her home after picking up her child from school. She could not get into her driveway because a truck was parked in it. She waited momentarily until the truck backed out of the way. Mrs. Johnson testified that there were two colored men in the truck and that the driver of the…