Rolling v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Roderick Rolling was convicted by a jury of one count of burglary. He was sentenced as a recidivist to 20 years in confinement. His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and contending that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We find no reversible error, and we affirm.

1. We first address Rolling’s contention that the evidence was insufficient to convict him. Construed in favor of the jury’s verdict, the evidence presented at trial shows that the victim lived in one unit of a duplex, and Rolling lived with…