Craner v. State

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

In a jury trial, Tommy Wayne Craner was convicted of burglary of a building. Enhanced by reason of a previous conviction, punishment was set by the trial judge at thirty years’ confinement.

On appeal, Craner contends that the structure he entered was not a building as defined in the burglary statutes, and that the court erred in failing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of criminal trespass. He also contends that the court erred in refusing to submit a requested instruction defining burglary, and that his punishment is excessive. We overrule all points…