Bailey v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Robert Bailey, was convicted by a jury of burglary, a Class B felony, Ind.Code § 385-48-2-1 (1984 Supp.), and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of twenty years. On direct appeal he raises the following issues:

1. Whether the court erred in denying the defendant's motion to suppress his confession;

2. Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain his conviction.

A brief summary of the facts from the record most favorable to the state shows that a policeman, a neighbor of the burglary victims, saw the defendant run out of the victims' house and into a waiting…