Ballew v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for burglary; the punishment, seven years.

The record reflects that late at night a burglar alarm was set off at a warehouse in Fort Worth. A serviceman from the silent alarm system and policemen went to the warehouse, found a window broken, the petty cash box on a table and the appellant hiding inside.

In the first ground of error, it is contended that the date of the burglary was not established, because the witness W. L. Kingston from the security company did not testify that the offense occurred on January 3, 1969.

Kingston testified that he received…