Black v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for 12 years.

Appellant and Charles C. Horton were tried jointly. Appellant prosecuted a separate appeal.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged. The state relied upon circumstantial evidence which, in our opinion, is sufficient to support the conviction. L. H. Brown ran a store in Highland. On Friday, October 28th, 1927, appellant and Horton entered Brown’s place of business and purchased a package of cigarettes. Appellant engaged Brown in conversation relative to real estate values in Highland,…