Dixon v. State

GILLESPIE, Presiding Justice:

Conviction of Burglary: eighteen months.

The Conehatta Repair Shop, located at Conehatta, Newton County, Mississippi, a combination grocery and repair shop, had been plagued by burglaries. As a consequence, Billy Haralson, owner, slept inside the store in an attempt to catch the burglar. Mr. Haralson apprehended the defendant late at night inside the repair shop after the defendant had broken and entered a window at the rear of the building.

Defendant’s sister had driven him to Decatur to visit his brother who was in jail. He then went to Conehatta to try to find…