Collins v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Burglary. He was sentenced to a sixteen (16) year term.

The record reveals that upon hearing a burglar alarm, a neighbor observed a man later identified as appellant walking from a near-by home. The witness viewed appellant carrying a small television and other items. The witness accompanied the police to look for appellant who was found approximately ten minutes later. He was in possession of the stolen property.

Appellant claims he was prejudiced by an “evidentiary harpoon” wielded by the prosecution. An evidentiary harpoon is improper…