Singleton v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for burglary with punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

It was contended by the State that appellant and one Jim Beagle burglarized the store in question. It was in evidence from a number of witnesses that an automobile containing two men was seen to be going toward the point where the store was situated and returning therefrom upon the night the burglary occurred. The car was traced by peculiar marks on the rear casings. The witnesses who saw the car passing upon the road identified appellant as one of the men and as the driver of the…