Barfield v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary, with two prior convictions for felonies less than capital alleged for enhancement; the punishment, life imprisonment, in compliance with the terms of Article 63, V.A.P.C.

The appellant and another man were apprehended inside a beer establishment on the night in question after the same had been closed by the owner. A back window of the place had been broken in, the cigarette machine was damaged, and a hammer was found nearby.

Proof of the prior convictions was made in the manner approved by this court in Stockwell v. State, 166 Texas Cr. Rep.…