Bolton v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Dondrego Bolton appeals his house-burglary conviction. He argues the trial court erred by not instructing the jury on the necessary elements of larceny, the underlying offense in Bolton’s burglary charge. He also claims his trial counsel was ineffective. Because we find the jury was properly instructed on the elements of burglary — the crime Bolton was convicted of — and also find Bolton’s appointed counsel was not constitutionally deficient, we affirm.

BACKGROUND FACTS

¶ 2. On March 19, 2010, Jackson Police Department officers responded to a dispatch about a…