State v. Mitchell

GOOLSBY, Judge:

Bennie Mitchell was convicted of first-degree burglary and sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment. He appeals, asserting the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict because the state failed to prove he entered the dwelling. We reverse.

*621On September 7, 1995, Hugh Mathis went home for lunch and saw ten beers in his refrigerator. Upon returning home later, he noticed the beers were gone. After “grilling” his 20-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter about the missing beer, he concluded they were not responsible.

On September 13, Mathis found a piece of glass…