Chambers v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Kenneth Chambers appeals his burglary conviction, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict that asserted insufficient evidence. As Chambers possessed and pawned many of the stolen goods within hours of the burglary, and as Chambers was at the burglary site immediately after the burglary was discovered, the evidence sufficed to sustain the verdict.

“On appeal, the standard of review for denial of a motion for directed verdict is the same as that for determining the sufficiency of the evidence to support a…