Jones v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a conviction of appellant of Burglary and a finding that he was an habitual offender. He received a ten (10) year sentence for Burglary, enhanced by thirty (80) years by reason of his status as an habitual offender.

The facts are: About midnight on the night of May 23-24, 1986, Steve Burgett was awakened by noises from next door. He observed a man attempting to enter the rear window of a neighboring house. He summoned the police. When police officers arrived, some of them entered the house through an open window. Inside they apprehended Jeffery Key.…