West v. State

COLLEY, Justice.

Grover Daniel West was convicted of burglary of a habitation by a jury who assessed his punishment at ninety-nine years and a $9,044 fine.

West presents three points of error contending the trial court erred in overruling his pretrial motion to suppress his written confession, in overruling his motion for instructed verdict, and in conducting a hearing on his motion for new trial in his absence. We affirm the judgment.

It is undisputed that the home of John Allen Manning and his wife, Ralaine Manning, located near Mabank in Kaufman County, was burglarized during the daylight…