Rounds v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of one count of arson and three counts of burglary. Two of the burglaries involved churches in Vidalia, Georgia. On appeal Rounds contends the trial court erred (1) by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal as to the burglaries of the churches or in the alternative by denying his motion for a new trial, and (2) by admitting into evidence Rounds’ confession relating to the third burglary and arson.

On the night of January 21,1981 appellant, Michael Lawler and Michael Joyce broke into the home of O. F. Callahan, Sr. to spend the night. They…