Hudson v. State

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Tried in the Circuit Court of Union County on an indictment charging burglary and larceny, Billy Ray Hudson was sentenced to a term of five years in the penitentiary.

O. O. Dillard was in the process of constructing a home in the Pinedale Community of Union County. Construction had reached the stage where the roof, windows and doors were installed. The house was locked. Dillard came to the construction site on April 29, 1972, and found a window open and a hole in the door. Some work tools and two vinyl rugs were missing. *649Huey Hudson, defendant’s cousin,…