Ellingburg v. State

John A. Fogleman,

Justice. Appellant was arrested on the night of July 7, 1972, and charged on July 17, 1972, by information, with the crimes of burglary and larceny and, on September 11, 1972, with being a habitual criminal, by an amended information. The original information alleged that appellant did break and enter the home of his sister, Oneida Rogers, on July 7, 1972, and steal a Hiatachi Color Television, the value of which was in excess of $35.00. The amended information added the allegation that appellant had seven previous felony convictions, thus subjecting him to the habitual…