Loury v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for burglary. Held:

1. At the close of the state’s evidence the defendant moved for directed verdict of acquittal on the charge of burglary because the state had failed to show that the entry had been made with the requisite intent to commit a (felony or) theft. Criminal Code of Georgia § 26-1601 (Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249,1287; 1977, p. 895). The trial judge overruled the defendant’s motion, after which the state was permitted to reopen the case and introduced evidence tending to show that valuable goods were on the premises, a school…