State v. Carson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

Ronald E. Carson was convicted by a jury of the offense of attempted burglary. He now appeals from the judgment and sentence imposed.

Certain trial errors alleged require review of the prosecution’s evidence. The property which was the subject of the offense was a building occupied by Pruitt’s Pawnshop in Augusta. On June 15, 1973, at about 8:10 p. m., two Augusta police sergeants saw appellant standing in front of the pawnshop. He was observed to take something from his pocket with which he appeared to be prying on the hasp of the screen…