Ingram v. State

Smith, Judge.

Leonard Ingram appeals his conviction of burglary contending that the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, “that the thief entered the motel room ‘without authority.’ ” We affirm.

The state presented evidence at trial showing that at approximately 8:00 a.m. on December 20, 1976, the night manager of the Candlelight Motel was alerted by an electronic alarm system that the color television set in room 49 had been disconnected. No one was registered there or occupying the room, so the manager ran out to the drive where he saw a wood-trimmed station wagon leaving the…