Hickey v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Appellant, Tyrone Curtis Hickey, was convicted of burglary, OCGA § 16-7-1, and enumerates-as error the admission of evidence oí an independent crime.

Appellant was convicted of burglarizing Perry High School on September 2, 1987. He gained entrance by removing a windowpane in the principal’s office. A latent palm print on it matched appellant’s palm print. A small amount of money was stolen, and several tickets to a football game were taken from the bookkeeper’s desk. The stolen tickets were identified, and individuals presenting them at the football game testified they bought…