State v. McDowell

GEER, Judge.

Defendant Omar Shariff McDowell appeals from his conviction of breaking or entering a motor vehicle. Because we agree with defendant that the State failed to present evidence that the vehicle contained any items of value apart from objects installed in the vehicle, this Court's decision in State v. Jackson, 162 N.C. App. 695, 592 S.E.2d 575 (2004), requires that we reverse.

Facts

The evidence presented at trial tended to show the following facts. On the night of 27 July 2008, Christopher Thompson was monitoring his security camera when he noticed someone come over the fence around…