O'DELL v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of burglary; the punishment, enhanced under Art. 62 Vernon’s Ann.P.C., was assessed at 12 years.

The record reflects that the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store, at 2702 West Seventh Street in Ft. Worth, was burglarized between 6 P.M. on April 23rd and the early morning hours of April 24, 1969, and thereafter the building was burned.

Appellant and Elmer Sweeney left the Sundown Lounge, adjacent to the paint store, at approximately 11:30 P.M. Appellant later told Patty Vaccaro, a female companion whom he had accompanied to the lounge,…