Howell v. State

The appellant was convicted of burglary in the third degree, in violation of § 13A-7-7, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment, was fined $1,000, and was ordered to pay $50 to the Victims' Compensation Fund.

The evidence presented by the State tended to show the following. Gayle Merrill arrived at her husband's dental office on March 23, 1991, whereupon she discovered that a window had been broken and that the office had been burglarized. She testified that empty boxes, previously collected in anticipation of the relocation of her husband's office, had been strewn…