Boyd v. State

CORTIÑAS, Judge.

Michael Boyd (the “defendant”) appeals his conviction for burglary of an occupied dwelling contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. We affirm.

The defendant was arrested and charged with burglary after he was found by police several blocks from the victim’s home, which had been the subject of a recent burglary. While in custody, the defendant made a taped statement admitting that he entered the victim’s home through an unlocked window because he was homeless and hungry and that, upon realizing that the home was occupied, he immediately left.

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