Davis v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary with a prior conviction for an offense of like character alleged for the purpose of enhancement; the punishment, 12 years.

It was established that a safe, containing a large amount of money and checks, was taken from the Burt’s Food Market by means of a burglary. It was later identified by the owner after it had been retrieved from the bottom of Greens Bayou, a body of water some distance from the scene of the burglary.

The appellant’s oral confession was introduced in evidence, and his sole ground for reversal is predicated upon its admission.…