Swinehart v. State

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

LOWDERMILK, J.

—Defendant-appellant Floyd Swinehart (Swinehart) appeals after conviction in the Brown Circuit Court of second degree burglary, 1 auto banditry, 2 and safe burglary. 3

FACTS

During the early hours of July 17,1975, one or more persons surreptitiously entered the Brown County Courthouse, forced open the safes in the Clerk’s Office and Treasurer’s Office, and departed with $516.16 as reward for the venture.

On June 4,1976, after considering evidence described in this opinion in Issue' Four, a jury concluded that Swinehart perpetrated that burglary.

We affirm.

ISSUES

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