Brandi Nicole Harris v. State of Florida

MAKAR, J.,

specially concurring.

Two fingerprints on a drawer from a stolen jewelry box found at the crime scene are all that links Brandi Nicole Harris to the burglary of a dwelling at issue in this case. Harris’s conviction resulted in a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years’ imprisonment because firearms — in addition to the jewelry box and its contents— were missing from the home. Harris contends on appeal that the fingerprint evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to sustain the burglary charge. Even if it was sufficient to do so, Harris claims the evidence overall was insufficient…