Dotson v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

The appellant, Paul O’Dell Dotson, was convicted in the District Court of Muskogee County of the crime of Burglary, Second Degree, After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies in Case No. CRF-84-187 and was sentenced to twenty (20) years’ imprisonment, and he appeals.

Briefly stated the facts are that on May 19, 1984, a silent alarm was triggered at a Ford dealership in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Shortly thereafter, the police arrived at the scene and found appellant and Frank Esca-lante inside a building on the premises. After appellant was arrested and read his Miranda…