Bolin v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Burglary is the offense; the punishment, ten years in the penitentiary.

On the night of November 20, 1946, the Cochran, Blair & Potts department store in Belton was burglarized. Entry was by breaking a sky-light. The safe in the store was blown open, a quantity of cash, jewelry, checks, and rings were taken therefrom. It appears that Policeman Trussel discovered the burglary. *374He did not testify and the exact time of his discovery is not shown. However, Deputy Sheriff Mason testified that Policeman Trussel notified him of the burglary and that he went immediately to the scene.…