Mitchell v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The injured party had moved from the place he had occupied as a residence to the home of his son. He left some old lamps, a small table and other articles in his residence. He testified that he closed and nailed the windows and that the doors were closed when he moved away. Later he missed the table and some other articles. They were of small value. His testimony tended to show that the house had been entered by force. The lost articles were found in appellant’s possession about five or six…