Williams v. State

OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

The conviction is for burglary with intent to commit theft; the punishment, assessed by the jury, ten years’ imprisonment.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

Three persons were present at the scene of the burglary; the appellant, Robert Wilson, and W. A. Gross. Gross, on the day after the burglary, signed a statement implicating all three in the offense. At trial, Gross, who was called by the State, testified that he and appellant took no part in the burglary, and that the appellant ran away from the scene upon discovering Wilson’s intention to…