Martin v. State

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Calvin Martin and Abraham Harris were indicted for burglary and robbery. They were tried before a jury, which found them guilty of burglary, but not guilty of robbery. Martin appeals from his burglary conviction, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the court’s jury charge. The challenges are without merit, and we therefore affirm the conviction.

At trial, the state presented testimony that Douglas Widener was asleep in his upstairs bedroom when, at about 2:15 in the morning, he heard glass break downstairs. He called the police and then . went downstairs.…