Davidson v. State

Eric Conrad Davidson was indicted for burglary in the second degree, in violation of § 13A-7-6, Code of Alabama (1975). The jury found the appellant guilty of burglary in the third degree. The appellant was sentenced to 55 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary.

On December 16, 1986, Charles E. Townsend and his wife, Norma Townsend, returned home from work and found that their residence at 317 Tenth Court West in Birmingham, Alabama, had been broken into and ransacked. Eric Conrad Davidson was subsequently arrested and charged with the burglary.

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The appellant, Davidson, contends that he was…