Taylor v. State

OPINION

RICHARD L. BROWN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of burglary of a building. Punishment, enhanced by a prior conviction, was assessed by the jury at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections.

We affirm.

On Saturday morning, December 10, 1977, Ronnie Hale arrived at his automobile upholstering business in Wichita Falls to complete a job. The business was not then open to the public. Hale unlocked the door, entered the building, and proceeded to an oil fueled heat stove to light it. As he kneeled at the stove, Hale noticed a movement beside him. Hale turned and…