Washington v. State

442 S.W.2d 395 (1969)

Gussie WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 42129.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 4, 1969.

Francis L. Williams, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Wells Stewart, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, five years.

The State's version of the events on the night in question was as follows: an observant citizen saw an unknown man, standing in front of an open garage door at 1:00 A.M. His suspicion…