Donald v. State

David Newbern, Justice.

The appellant, Bruce Lamar Donald, was convicted and sentenced as a habitual offender for aggravated robbery and burglary. Donald argues the Trial Court erred by (1) failing to grant a directed verdict in his favor on both charges based on insufficiency of the evidence, and (2) allowing the State to impeach him with a prior burglary conviction. We find no error and affirm.

Michael Morris was sitting on the couch in his living room while his wife, Mary, was sleeping on the loveseat beside him. Morris testified a man, later identified as Bruce Lamar Donald, smashed the…