Sawyer v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

William H. Sawyer was accused of two counts of burglary. After a jury trial in which he appeared pro se, Sawyer was convicted of one count of burglary. He enumerates six errors on appeal. -

The charge at issue arose after over $20,000 in jewelry was taken from the victim’s home. Law enforcement officials focused on Sawyer after receiving a tip that he was in possession of some of the missing jewelry and had discussed his plans to commit a burglary. They arrested Sawyer after recovering some of the stolen goods at Sawyer’s home during the execution of a search warrant.

After…