Coburn v. State

James Edward Coburn was indicted by a Baldwin County grand jury in July of 1981 for burglary in the first degree. He was convicted and was sentenced to 30 years. Hence this appeal.

Mrs. Patricia White left her home in Daphne, Alabama, about 8:30 p.m. on March 27, 1981, to attend to some personal matters. Upon returning to her home about two hours later, Mrs. White discovered two strange men in the bedroom portion of the home in the process of ransacking the home and putting articles into a pillow case. When she called out to them, one of the men grabbed Mrs. White, threw her against the door…