Bryant v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The indictment undér which appellant was tried charged the offense of burglary and embraced averments showing that appellant had been twice previously convicted of felonies less than capital. Because of repetition of offenses, the penalty assessed was imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.

R. J. Henderson testified that his residence at 1407 Rio Grande Street, Austin, Texas, was burglarized on the 6th of December, 1935, sometime between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. The property taken from his residence consisted of a shotgun, an electric iron and a clock. Mr. Henderson testified:…