Ford v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Ford was indicted and found guilty by a jury on one count of burglary. A passing motorist familiar with the burglarized residence notified police after he noticed a man, fitting Ford’s general description and wearing a gray jacket, standing outside the residence at a time when the residents were not home. When police arrived to investigate, they saw Ford standing on the back porch of the house wearing a gray jacket. He ran and was apprehended after a short chase. At the time of his arrest, Ford was carrying a jewelry box containing several items of jewelry. A resident of the…