Rivero v. State

We affirm Roberto Paz Rivero’s convictions for burglary of an unoccupied structure, petit theft, and felony criminal mischief based on our findings that: the DNA evidence and related testimony were sufficient to support the finding that the defendant committed the burglary; and the trial court did not abuse its discretion in limiting defense counsel’s voir dire, or commit manifest error by failing to strike a juror for cause.

THE CIRCUMSTANTIAL DNA EVIDENCE

The defendant asserts that the circumstantial DNA evidence found at the crime scene was insufficient to rebut his reasonable hypothesis of…