Williams v. State

GODERICH, Judge.

The defendant, Jose G. Williams, appeals his convictions for burglary of an unoccupied structure, resisting an officer without violence, and petit theft. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On August 8, 1996, at approximately 2:14 a.m., Officer David A. Williams, Jr., was driving home in his police cruiser when he noticed a man, later identified as the defendant, walking away from a closed business carrying several cases of Coca-Cola cans. Officer Williams turned his car around and headed toward the business. He then noticed that the suspect had put down the cans and was…