Burris v. State

David Newbern, Justice.

The appellant, Perry Leon Burris, was convicted of theft of property and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment as an habitual criminal. He was charged with both robbery and theft of property valued in excess of $2,500, but a mistrial was granted with respect to the robbery charge because the jury deadlocked. The appellant seeks reversal of the theft conviction on the basis of five alleged errors. He contends the victim of the crime, who was the first witness to testify, should not have been allowed to remain in the courtroom after her testimony, and that her…