State v. Seal

CHAVEZ, Justice.

Billy James Seal was convicted of entry with or without breaking in the nighttime, or entering in the daytime, contrary to § 40-9-7, N.M.S.A., 1953 Comp., and of grand larceny and appeals.

During the early morning of Sunday, February 17, 1963, tools and office equipment valued in excess of $50 were stolen, after an unauthorized entry of the Spaniol Ford Company in Hobbs, New Mexico. The stolen property was found in the country near Eagle Pass, Texas, on the afternoon of Monday, February 18, 1963.

It was. established .that appellant was in 'Hobbs, New Mexico, at the time of the…