Nelson v. State

Eddie Nelson was convicted in a bench trial of residential burglary and theft by receiving for which he was sentenced as a habitual offender to an aggregate sentence of ten years' incarceration in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, Nelson argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction for residential burglary. We affirm.

The following evidence was introduced by the State at Nelson's trial. April Goff testified that she was sitting on the front porch of her mother's house when she heard a pounding noise coming from a house down the street. The house was…