Washington v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary in the second degree and sentenced to ten (10) years in the penitentiary. At arraignment he pleaded not guilty. He was represented by employed counsel at trial. After conviction he was found to be indigent and a free transcript of the evidence was furnished him and new counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

The evidence presented by the state established that over the week-end of July 26-28, 1974, the Food Stamp Building in Opelika, Alabama, was broken into and $6,226.00 worth of food stamps and $144.00 in cash were stolen.

The serial…