Legal Opinion

Henson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 6, 1939No. 20643Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The conviction is for burglary. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to justify and sustain his conviction. The record shows that on the night of December 27, 1932, the store of Brookshire Brothers in Nacogdoches was entered by forcing open a double door with some instrument which made a dent near the lock. On the night in question, the night watchman noticed two men walkinng in front of the building back and forth on two occasions. He walked behind the ice plant and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wiley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  2. Boyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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