Davis v. State

Appellant was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury, Bessemer Division, for burglary in the third degree in violation of § 13A-7-7, Code 1975. At arraignment, appellant entered a plea of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment. At a separate Habitual Offender hearing, the State proved two prior felony convictions. The trial `court accordingly sentenced appellant to twelve years' imprisonment in the State penitentiary.

Appellant asserts as his sole issue on appeal that the State's case, based upon circumstantial evidence, failed to prove a prima…