Scott v. State

TYSON, Judge.

John L. Scott was indicted for possession of burglar’s tools in violation of § 13A-7-8, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant “guilty as charged in the indictment” and he was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment as a habitual felony offender.

On the evening of February 28, 1985, officers from the Montgomery Police Department responded to an alarm at the Metro Pawn Shop on Lawrence Street in Montgomery, Alabama. When the owner, Frank Strong, arrived at the shop, a search of the building was conducted. A hole through the roof of the building was found. A sledge hammer…