Sweeting v. State

Appellant was convicted of burglary by the court sitting without a jury and sentenced to ten years under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction. He contends on this appeal (1) that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence, and (2) that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.

I

Appellant’s pretrial motion to suppress was based on the alleged illegal search of his automobile and the police seizure therefrom of a wallet belonging to the victim of the burglary. The evidence adduced at the trial bearing on the legality of the search and seizure was…