Pike v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

A jury found defendant-appellant William E. Pike, III guilty of the crimes of burglary, a class B felony, and theft, a class D felony, and found defendant to be a habitual offender. In his direct appeal before this Court, defendant presents two issues for review: 1) evidence sufficiency; and 2) jury instructions.

Evidence Sufficiency

The defendant asserts that the evidence fails to show his participation in the burglary. He bases this assertion on an inconsistency in the testimony of an accomplice and his alibi defense.

In addressing the issue of sufficiency of evidence, we will…