Evans v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of burglary; the punishment was assessed by the jury at 12 years.

Lula Mae Ray testified that on November 7, 1969, while she was away from home, her house was broken into and a color television set and bedspread were taken. When she returned home she discovered the burglary, after which she had a conversation with one of her neighbors, Claudia Mae Carter. She then notified the police.

Claudia Mae Carter testified that she was a neighbor of Lula Mae Ray in Dallas and that about noon on November 7, 1969, she observed two persons…