Popwell v. State

McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant, George 0. Popwell, was found guilty of attempted burglary in the second degree and he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

Lucille Mancill was sitting on her bed in the bedroom of her apartment on the night in question, at approximately 10 o’clock p.m. The room was lighted by a bedside lamp and the kitchen light. She heard a noise which sounded like someone attempting to open her locked patio door. Thereafter, she heard someone climbing the steps by the wall of her patio. She testified that she never heard anyone enter the upstairs condominium; rather, she…