State v. Johnson

Howard Johnson appeals his conviction for second-degree burglary. We affirm.1

On March 2, 2000, Officer H.B. Godfrey, with the Inman Police Department, responded to a burglar alarm at Fast Phil’s, a video poker establishment. When Godfrey arrived at the scene, he noticed glass from the front door broken out on the sidewalk in front of the store, indicating someone had tried to exit rather than enter the building. Upon entering the store, Godfrey noticed a ceiling tile in the restroom that had been pushed up where someone could have hidden.

The store manager arrived at the scene about twenty…