Monroe v. State

VEASEY, Chief Justice:

In this appeal we consider the contention of defendant below-appellant Bobby L. Monroe (“Monroe”) that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his convictions for Burglary Third Degree 1 and Theft Felony. 2 This case presents the questions of whether: (i) latent fingerprints of defendant on the outside door to a burglarized, commercial building is sufficient to convict in the absence of any other evidence in the State’s case-in-chief; and (ii) the failure of defendant to move for judgment of acquittal at the conclusion of the State’s case bars him from raising…