State v. Jones

ARROWOOD, Judge.

Defendant appeals from judgment entered convicting him of felonious breaking and entering and felonious larceny. We find no error.

The evidence tends to show that Andrew Jones, Sr. (Defendant) lived near Lindsay Hardison (Hardison); their backyards were adjacent. Hardison employed Defendant on several occasions to help him clear his yard and to paint. However, Hardison quickly discharged Defendant for his unreliability.

In January 2006, Hardison left his home to go to work, and at approximately 1:30 P.M., he returned to find his garage door opened. The garage, in which Hardison…