State v. Murphy

Ness, Justice:

This is an appeal from a conviction for housebreaking. We affirm.

Appellant Murphy and one Scott were jointly indicted for housebreaking after being discovered hiding in a small room in the. Fairwold Middle School. Sheriff’s deputies alerted to the scene by a silent burglar alarm found an unlocked exterior door, a partially open window, and an interior door with one pane removed. A soft drink machine had been pried open and another vending machine had been tampered with in the teachers’ lounge.

Several weeks before Murphy’s trial, Scott pled guilty to the housebreaking charge.

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