State v. Bowden

STEPHENS, Judge.

Evidence and Procedural Background

This case arises from a residential break-in and larceny in Charlotte on 17 September 2008. The evidence at trial tended to show the following: On that date, Mariela and Thomas Hernandez lived in a single-family home at 6641 Hampton Way Drive, across the street from Andrew Garvin. That morning, Ms. Hernandez locked the doors when she left for work. Later that morning, Mr. Garvin looked out his front window and observed a man wearing a black hoodie walk from the Hernandez’s backyard to their front door. Knowing that Mr. and Ms. Hernandez were…