Fitzgerald v. State

LILES, Chief Judge.

The defendant was charged with and convicted of the crimes of burglary and possession of burglary tools.

The defendant and his three companions were in the process of opening a safe located within a furniture store when they were discovered by the police. Upon realizing that they had been discovered they fled the building but were later apprehended. An acetylene torch was discovered inside the store near the safe and burn marks were visible on the safe.

The defendant chose to represent himself at the trial even though a public defender was appointed to represent him.…