Harris v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Leroy Harris appeals his judgment of conviction of burglary and criminal trespass. He enumerates two errors. Held:

1. Appellant asserts in his first enumeration of error that the only intent evidence that could have supported the “unlawful purpose” element of criminal trespass was the intent to commit a theft and that this intent was rejected by the jury when they did not convict him of burglarizing the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. However, the record reveals precisely the opposite view taken by appellant’s counsel during trial. Vigorously arguing…