Thomas v. State

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for burglary; the punishment — enhanced under Art. 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., by reason of two prior convictions for felonies less than capital — life imprisonment.

The prosecuting witness, Earnest Freeman, testified that he was the owner and operator of the Wigwam Bar in the city of Odessa and that on the night in question he closed the place of business at midnight; that the back door of the building was locked from the inside, the front door was padlocked, and all of the windows were locked. He further testified that after he closed the place someone broke…