Lachapelle v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. Punishment was assessed by the jury at ten (10) years confinement in the Department of Corrections and a fine of $2,000. The jury further recommended that the sentence be probated as to the confinement in the Department of Corrections, but did not recommend that the fine be probated.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The appellant entered a plea of guilty before the jury and a confession was introduced without objection.

On March 10, 1976, a grocery store was burglarized, several items were taken, including…