Burlison v. State

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This is an appeal by an indigent from a judgment and conviction for burglary of a motor vehicle and grand larceny, wherein William David Burlison was found guilty by a jury in Covington County and sentenced to three years imprisonment.

A motion for a new trial was denied by the trial court, and the matter is before this court for review.

On January 1, 1977, Wyndol Laird went to the "Dinner Bell Restaurant and Lounge" just north of Florala, Alabama, parked his 1976…