Shaw v. State

Banke, Chief Judge.

Shaw appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction of burglary.

One of the victim’s neighbors and the neighbor’s girl friend observed a black male walking along the street at approximately 11:00 p.m. on the night of the burglary. Believing this activity to be suspicious, they reported it to the police, describing the person as wearing a dark hooded jacket, holding a white object in his hand, and carrying a television set.

Having been given that description, a police officer subsequently observed the appellant walking in the vicinity and stopped…