Mullinnix v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Jeffrey Joe Mullinnix appeals his burglary conviction on grounds that the evidence was insufficient to show an “entry” by Mullinnix. See OCGA § 16-7-1. The evidence showed the back door of the subject food market was protected by a silent alarm device which consisted of a string or wire “trip” inside the door attached loosely across the door to the alarm, so that if the door was pushed or moved within one-half inch, the trip wire would pull and set off the alarm. When the police arrived within less than five minutes of the alarm, they found Mullinnix hiding behind a…