Stokes v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendants Stokes and Hawkins were jointly tried before a jury, along with co-defendant Fryer, and convicted of burglary. The evidence adduced at trial, viewed in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, reveals the following:

At about 10:30 in the morning on November 17, 1993, the victim returned home after a 20-minute shopping trip and discovered defendants Stokes and Hawkins sitting in an unfamiliar vehicle, parked in his driveway. The victim blocked defendants’ car with his truck, approached defendants and asked them, “who are y’all looking for?” Defendants…