Hammond v. State

Clark, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment that defendant had violated the terms of his probation by burglarizing the Athens Pawn Shop. The evidence presented at the revocation hearing showed that the police officer went to the establishment in response to a silent burglar alarm. Upon his arrival, he noticed a hole in the store’s wall which had been created by the removal of a large concrete brick. The officer observed a flickering light inside the premises and ordered the intruder out of the store. Defendant then emerged from the hole, surrendered to the officer and was arrested. The owner…