Murrah v. State

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Appellant Joe Grady Murrah appeals his convictions for burglary and grand larceny.

The facts stated in the light most favorable to the verdict show that on May 31, 1971, the officers of Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas, had a tip that a series of burglaries would be committed at electrical supply houses. A stake-out was placed at the R.E.A. building located at the intersection of Highway No. 82 and Oats Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. At 11:00 p.m. appellant drove by in a pick-up truck at a slow rate of speed and made a circle on the R.E.A. parking lot. Curtis Wayne…