State v. Simmons

ELMORE, Judge.

On 11 May 2002, PF. went to a club with Isaac “Bud” Sparrow and other friends. She stayed later than they, and at the end of the night, around 1:30 a.m., she took a cab to Sparrow’s home. When P.F. retrieved the key from under a doormat and opened the door, Sparrow’s dog greeted her by bounding outside. P.F. grabbed the dog and forced her back into,the house, closing the door behind her. In the commotion, she neglected to take the key out of the lock.

P.F. then retired to the guest bedroom, where she fell asleep fully dressed. She heard a noise and checked the bedroom door.…