Moreland v. State

HAWKINS, Judge. —

Conviction is for burglary, punishment being assessed at two years in the penitentiary.

It is earnestly insisted that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict under the rule relating to circumstantial evidence.

On the night of September 20, 1933, the Dickson Hardware Store, situated in Cleburne, Johnson County, was burglarized. The entry was made from the roof of a one-story building by prizing the rods off across a window, and breaking the glass, which permitted the burglars to enter and come down the stairway on the inside of the store. The property taken from the…