Purdue v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellants were tried under a burglary indictment alleging that they, “without authority and with intent to commit a theft therein, did enter the building of the Atlanta Housing Authority located at 2262 Walton Lane, Apt. 1179 ...” The jury returned a verdict finding appellants guilty. They appeal from the judgment and sentence entered on the verdict.

Under OCGA § 16-7-1 (a) (Code Ann. § 26-1601), a burglary is committed “when, without authority and with the intent to commit a felony or theft therein, [a person] enters or remains within the dwelling house of another or any…