Davis v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Davis was found guilty by a jury of burglary and appeals his conviction.

Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence shows that at approximately 11:50 p.m. the City of Smyrna police responded to a call from a citizen reporting that a burglary had just occurred or was in progress at his residence. Within five minutes of receiving the call, one police officer arrived at the residence, and another officer arrested Davis about a half mile from the residence. As an officer patrolling in the immediate area responded to the reported burglary, he saw Davis walking away from the…