Sowell v. State

KRUEGER, Judge. —

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of burglary, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of two years.

The testimony adduced upon the trial is in substance as follows: On the 19th day of June, 1933, the home of Henry Hawthorne was entered during his absence and some lard, syrup, meal, shot gun shells, and various other articles taken therefrom. When he returned home that evening about 7:30, he discovered that his house had been burglarized. He reported the matter to the officers the next morning and they, the said…