State v. Williams

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

The defendant, Burke F. Williams, was charged with simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling. After a trial, a twelve-member jury found him guilty of the unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. He was sentenced to serve six years at hard labor, the maximum sentence available for this crime.

The record reflects that at approximately 5:00 p.m. on January 24, 1986, Robert Seale returned to his house in Braithwaite to find the back door open and the lights on in his house. Upon entering, he discovered that a large window pane had been broken out of his front door. Missing from…