Holifield v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of burglary of a building with intent to commit theft. The court assessed punishment at ten years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is unchallenged. Appellant contends that a new trial should have been granted because the jury was not allowed to express their feelings to the court after it had returned a verdict and that the judge was disqualified because at one time he was a district attorney in an adjoining county and had instituted prosecution against her for another offense. These contentions are overruled.

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