Burns v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary of a habitation. Punishment, enhanced by a pri- or conviction, was assessed by the jury at 40 years. The Court of Appeals affirmed in an unpublished opinion.

Appellant’s sole ground of error in the Court of Appeals and in his Petition for Discretionary Review challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict. The Court of Appeals did not set forth any of the facts developed at trial. Appellant argues that the circumstantial evidence relied upon by the State could not…