Williams v. State

GOLDEN, Justice.

Claiming that the jury convicted him of burglary with insufficient evidence of his in tent to commit larceny, George Williams appeals from his conviction and sentence for burglary. Williams supports his claim by asserting that the descriptions of the items taken from the victim’s garage were inconsistent and the victim did not identify the stolen items at trial.

Although a defendant’s possession of stolen property without permission may be used to prove intent to commit larceny, it is not the only way to prove such intent. Alerted by the sound of breaking glass, a neighbor saw…