Melton v. State

McMurray, Judge.

Defendant brings this out-of-time appeal from his conviction of the offense of burglary and sentence of twenty years. Defendant was arrested on May 24,1974, at his Clayton County home on the authority of an arrest warrant issued in Laurens County. A custodial search of the defendant revealed four two dollar bills (series 1953) in his wallet. Ten two dollar bills had been stolen in the burglary of which defendant was accused. A search warrant was obtained for defendant’s home where several items taken in the burglary were found. Held:

1. Defendant contends the trial court erred…