Burleson v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was put to trial upon a two-count indictment charging (1) burglary in the second degree and (2) grand larceny. He was represented by retained counsel and at arraignment pleaded not guilty. Trial counsel represents him on appeal.

On the night of February 21, 1972, the home of Mrs. Marion Hybart in Monroe-ville, Alabama, was broken into and numerous items of furniture, some of antique vintage, were found on the front porch and in a U-Haul trailer hitched to a 1970 Chevrolet pick-up truck parked in the yard.

In June of 1971, Mrs. Virginia Hybart Taylor of Mobile, Alabama,…