Thomas v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The indictment charged the appellant Rickey Joe Thomas, and Steve O’Shields, with the second degree burglary of Word Lumber Company, Inc. The jury found the appellant guilty as charged, and the trial court set sentence at five years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

Richard Fleming testified that he was the Fort Payne Police Department Dispatcher on the night of December 17-18, 1975. He testified that Word Lumber Company had a burglary alarm system which was connected to the police station and that at 11:01 that evening the alarm went off. He testified that he then notified…