Clinton v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

— Appellant was convicted of the offense of burglary, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

The record .before us shows that on the night of April 8, 1934, appellant and Pete Scott broke the rear door of J. M. Parchman’s store and entered it. The night watchman, who heard the breaking of the glass, summoned the sheriff who found appellant and Pete Scott therein. He arrested both of them and escorted them to jail. Appellant, who alone was on trial, did not .testify. His main contention was that he was temporarily insane…