Davenport v. State

The defendant was indicted for and convicted of burglary. The indictment charged him with breaking and entering, with intent to commit a larceny, the office of E. S. Pyles, sheriff of Glynn county, the same being the latter’s place of business where valuable goods, wares, and articles were contained. Upon the trial the evidence adduced showed that the sheriff’s office was located in the court-house, and was his place of business, and that valuable articles were stored therein. There was also evidence of both a breaking and an entering. The other necessary elements of burglary were proved.

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