Anderson v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

The defendant waived jury trial and was convicted by the court of burglary of a store. His appeal is limited to the issue of the sufficiency of the evidence to authorize the conviction. Held:

The storeowner victim testified that after he closed his store in the evening of the day of the burglary, he went to sleep in its rear. Later he was awakened and saw the defendant reaching to pick up some beer. The defendant was recognized by the owner as one of his regular customers. The defendant fled out the front door into the street and was observed entering his apartment house…