State v. Evans

STRUCKMEYER, Justice.

Appellant, Charles Leslie Evans, was charged with and convicted of the crime of second degree burglary, and brings this appeal.

On September 10, 1972, appellant was discovered and arrested in a building occupied by the City Poultry Co. At the time of his arrest, he was first searched by what is described in the evidence as a “pat down,” after which handcuffs were placed upon him and a more thorough search was conducted. A watch was discovered upon appellant’s person, whose owner testified that the last time he had seen the watch was in a locked compartment in the building.…