Kelley v. State

OPINION

RUSSELL, Judge.

This burglary conviction is of an off-duty Chattanooga policeman, Stephen S. Kelley and his one-time stepbrother, Billy C. Ransom. Both were found guilty of burglarizing a Chattanooga business house and given three year penitentiary sentences.

The front window of the “Nickel Bag” was broken during early morning, and two psychedlic lamps and an assortment of costume jewelry taken from the store. Unquestionably the property was found in Kelley’s car in the joint possession of Kelley and Ransom. They contend that they were driving past the premises, that Kelley noticed a…