State v. Patterson

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

Defendant Albert Lee Patterson was convicted by a jury of burglary in the first degree. Pursuant to a finding that Patterson was a prior offender, the court entered judgment sentencing him to twelve years in the Department of Corrections. From that judgment, Patterson appeals. We affirm.

Sometime after 9:00 p.m. on February 13, 1986, Elbert and Laura Webb were awakened by a loud noise. Following a second loud noise, they heard someone enter the bathroom. Mrs. Webb assumed one of her two young children had gotten up to use the bathroom, but had no idea why the child should be…