Whitson v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Larry Whitson was charged by indictment with the first degree burglary of the inhabited dwelling house of Johnny M. Harris. The jury found the appellant guilty of first degree burglary as charged in the indictment. The trial court then sentenced the appellant to twenty-five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The appellant filed a motion for new trial challenging the weight and sufficiency of the evidence and also the admission into evidence of certain evidence with reference to fingerprint identification. This motion was overruled.

Johnny M. Harris testified that he and his…