Hunt v. State

OPINION

Before ESQUIVEL, BUTTS and CANTU, JJ. CANTU, Justice.

Appellant seeks a reversal of his conviction under Tex. Penal Code § 30.04 for burglary of a vehicle. Trial was to a jury with punishment being assessed by the trial court at ten years.

The sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury verdict is not challenged, but a brief discussion of the facts is, nevertheless, necessary for a proper disposition of the case.

The J. W. Reneau Poultry Plant in Se-guin, Guadalupe County, Texas, had been experiencing a rash of burglaries from its refrigerated trucks. The decision was made to set up a…