Peoples v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, twelve (12) years.

The record on appeal is defective. Both briefs were not timely filed and, therefore, nothing is presented for review. Art. 40.09, Sec. 10, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. However, “in the interests of justice,” the Court will review two of appellant’s grounds of error. Art. 40.09, Sec. 13.

In the early morning hours of January 1, 1970, burglars entered Thornton’s Department Store in Abilene, by smashing a portion of the glass on the front door, and took a number of men’s suits. Although there was no blood on the glass,…