Shook v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for nighttime burglary, the jury having assessed the punishment at 6 years in the penitentiary.

The proof shows that a window was pried open and the office of J. T. Dulaney, the injured party, was ransacked and some $300 in money, a watch, and some jewelry were taken.

Appellant was a former police officer of the city of San Antonio, and his fingerprints were on file there. Prints taken from the burglarized premises were found to be the prints of appellant, and, following his arrest, he confessed to the burglary.

' Appellant urges that the evidence is insufficient…