Fitzpatrick v. State

Ray, Judge.

A jury convicted Michael Fitzpatrick of two counts of burglary1 and one count of possession of tools for the commission of a crime.2 The trial court denied his motion for a new trial, and he appeals, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel; that the trial court exhibited bias in sentencing him; and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,3 the record shows that around midnight on November 7, 2008, a security guard saw Fitzpatrick pushing a baby…