Steele v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant- Appellant Tom John Steele, Jr., was found guilty of Burglary, a class B felony, by a jury in the Superior Court of Lake County. The Honorable James E. Letsinger subsequently sentenced Appel lant to a term of fourteen (14) years imprisonment. Appellant now directly appeals and raises the following two issues:

1. sufficiency of the evidence; and

2. a manifestly unreasonable sentence.

On September 21, 1982, Corlyss Mohler left her home at approximately 6:30 p.m. While she was gone Appellant was observed in the backyard of her home by Charles Fortenberry, who had known…