Davis v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant, John James Davis, Jr., appeals his conviction of burglary and his sentence.

Appellant admitted being at the scene of the burglary, but claimed he had taken a man, with the nickname “L. A.,” to the house, as L. A. said he was going there to see his boss. Appellant testified that while he waited for L. A., the latter committed the burglary without appellant’s knowledge or assistance.

Appellant’s fingerprints were found on broken glass lying inside and outside the house near the broken back window. Appellant further testified he had become tired of waiting and had gone…