Bankston v. State

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the burglary of an airplane in which a distance measuring equipment radio (hereinafter “DME radio”) was taken. By means of the serial number found on the equipment, a co-owner of the burglarized plane identified as his property a DME radio recovered by law enforcement officers from a dealer in aircraft radios. The co-owner further stated that he had not authorized anyone to remove the DME radio from the plane. The dealer from whom the radio was recovered testified that he had purchased the radio from appellant. Appellant, who had a business…