People v. Blanks

The defendant was charged with the crime of burglary alleged to have been committed on February 9, 1944, and with several prior convictions of felonies. He pleaded not guilty but admitted the prior convictions. A jury found him guilty and he was sentenced as an habitual criminal. He has appealed from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial, contending that the evidence is insufficient and that certain errors were committed which were prejudicial to him.

It appears without question that a building in Beaumont used as a cocktail bar and liquor salesroom was burglarized…