State v. Royal

BARHAM, Justice.

The defendant was tried and convicted under a bill of information charging simple burglary and sentenced to serve nine years in the state penitentiary.. From this conviction and sentence he has appealed.

The bill of information originally charged: “ * * * He committed simple burglary of the store building belonging to W. W. Jett. * * * ” Prior to trial it was amended to read: “ * * * He committed simple burglary of the store building belonging to Marion H. Dover, in which was operated a mercantile business known as Florien Mercantile Company, owned by W. W. Jett. * * * ” The…