Craig v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was indicted and convicted for burglary in the second degree. Sentence was five years' imprisonment.
I
Although the evidence was circumstantial, it was abundantly sufficient to support the conviction.
At approximately 3:45 on the morning of December 20, 1979, Mobile Police Officer R.B. English was on patrol in a business area of Mobile. As he approached an automobile parked on the side of a service road, the headlights of the vehicle came on and the automobile pulled out in front of him. Officer English stated, "I knew the area well, there's no movement around there at night in the…
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