State v. Miller

Johnson, J. †

At 2:39 in the morning, March 18, 1963, the burglar alarm from the Skelton Lumber Company plant sounded in the home of Gilbert Skelton. It awakened him, he jumped out of bed, and, within a minute, notified the sheriff’s office by telephone. He looked toward the lumber company building a short distance away and observed that the lights were on. The alarm line is located at the rear door of the lumber' company building. When the door is opened, it breaks the switch and the alarm goes off in Mr. Skelton’s home.. A deputy sheriff arrived at the lumber company building shortly…