State v. Santerfeit

Birdsong, Judge.

The appellees are three previously convicted felons who were arrested and whose vehicle was searched (with a warrant), on suspicion of burglary of a certain commercial establishment. In the vehicle were found an amount of marijuana, money wrappers, vending machine keys found later to fit machines in the burglarized premises, a tool box identified by the premises owner as his own, a box containing a large amount of coins; and a loaded .38 caliber Taurus revolver was found concealed under the vehicle dashboard. The three felons were indicted in one count for burglary, in one…