Rhoton v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Junior G. Rhoton was convicted of burglary, a class B felony, at the conclusion of a jury trial in the Madison Superior Court on March 23, 1984. On April 16, 1984, he was sentenced to sixteen (16) years. Appellant's direct appeal raises the following issues:

1. whether the conviction was supported by sufficient evidence;

2. whether certain evidence was cumulative and prejudicial so as to constitute reversible error; and

3. whether the sentence imposed was manifestly unreasonable.

On January 29, 1982, the mobile home of Sylvia Swinford was burglarized. Various…