Sandefer v. State

¶ 44. I dissent from the majority opinion herein. I believe that Sandefer's second issue is meritorious and would therefore reverse and render the conviction of burglary. Sandefer states his second issue as:

WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR IN FAILING TO GRANT MR. SANDEFER'S MOTION FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT AND SUBSEQUENT

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL AND MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL BASED ON THE ABSENCE OF ANY PROOF THAT MR. SANDEFER WAS UNLAWFULLY IN DR. TAYLOR'S HOME.

FACTS

¶ 45. In 2003, Dr. Roma Taylor lived and worked in Orange Beach, Alabama. Taylor also owned a house in Lee…