Baxter v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of burglary. The evidence adduced at trial reveals that the victim left her dwelling house at about 1:00 p.m. on August 8, 1989, returned home at about 3:00 that afternoon and discovered that her house had been burglarized. The evidence also reveals that the burglar gained entry to the premises via shattering a kitchen window; that defendant’s fingerprints were found inside and outside the shattered window and that defendant had no authority to be on the victim’s premises.

This appeal followed the denial of…