England v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

James C. England was convicted in the Warren Circuit Court on November 14, 1986 of burglary and theft and was found to be a habitual offender. He was sentenced to a total of fifty (50) years in prison. He directly appeals raising the following issues for our review:

1. whether the trial court erred in denying England’s motion for directed verdict on the burglary charge;

2. whether the trial court erred in giving the State’s final instruction No. 3;

3. whether the trial court erred in admitting an exemplified copy of England’s 1969 Idaho conviction into evidence.

The facts most…