Norton v. State

Richard L. Mays, Justice.

The only question presented by this appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain a conviction of burglary.

On the evening of July 25, 1979, shortly after the sound of breaking glass was heard, appellant, Freddie Norton, was observed opening from the inside the front door of an office building, which had been secured for the night, and speaking to two acquaintances who were walking by. When later that evening the owner of the building discovered the front door open, a window broken out, glass on the floor, and her window drapes down, a police investigation…