Cox v. State

608 S.W.2d 219 (1980)

James COX, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 59385.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

September 17, 1980.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1980.

F. R. Files, Jr., Tyler, for appellant.

A. D. Clark, III, Dist. Atty. and William D. Saban, Asst. Dist. Atty., Tyler, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ODOM, TOM G. DAVIS and CLINTON, JJ.

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for burglary of a building. After the jury found appellant guilty, the court assessed punishment at eight years.

In his second ground of…