Ellett v. State

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is from conviction for burglary. Following a jury verdict of guilty, the court assessed punishment at three years. The court then ordered the period of confinement probated for five years.

The evidence shows that appellant was arrested along with A— R — , a juvenile, at the Baker Hotel in Colorado City on June 6, 1977. The hotel had not been open for business for approximately four years. Police responded to a citizen’s report that a pickup truck was backed up to the hotel and the truck was being loaded with furniture.

Sergeant Fuller, of the Colorado City…