Davidson v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is burglary, the indictment alleging a prior conviction of an offense of the same nature; the punishment, enhanced under Art. 62 P. C., being 12 years in the penitentiary.

The evidence shows that about 1:45 A.M. on March 20, 1955, it was discovered that Eaglebarger’s Service Station and Tire Store, in Paris, Texas, had been burglarized, entry having been made through a slatted door or window panel.

An iron safe had been moved from the office into the back portion of the building and the knob knocked off. Nitroglycerin jelly had been applied and caps and wires leading…