Postell v. State

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted the appellant of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit theft. The appellant elected to have the trial court assess punishment, and the court, finding that the appellant had one prior conviction for the same offense, assessed punishment at life imprisonment.

The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, contending that the State failed to establish by competent proof that he was the perpetrator of the offense.

The complainant’s home was burglarized on January 2, 1982. In the course of the offense, the…