Thorpe v. State

Appellant Jimmie Lee Thorpe was convicted of trafficking in cocaine,1 possession of cocaine,2 burglary of a dwelling,3 and criminal mischief.4 In this appeal she raises two issues. Only one involves reversible error.

First, Thorpe maintains that the trial court should have granted a judgment of acquittal with respect to the charge of burglary. The facts underlying this particular charge are, to put it mildly, somewhat unusual. Thorpe was a passenger in a Che-vette which police were seeking due to a report the vehicle was being utilized to distribute cocaine. When the car was located and…