Patton v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

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

The facts as established upon the trial are substantially as follows: On the night of January 14, 1933, between the hours of 2 and 3 A. M., Henry Meadors, who resided near the store building situated in the town of Amarillo and occupied by T. M. Caldwell, heard a noise like iron scraping. He looked out of his window and saw two men in the back of Mr. Caldwell’s store. He called the police and the…