Riggins v. State

The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for burglary and grand theft. He argues the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal and in giving the standard jury instruction on possession of recently stolen property. We affirm.

The evidence established the victim’s home had been broken into. The perpetrator took a shower during the burglary, and a pair of pants, containing the defendant’s identification, was found in a laundry hamper in the victim’s home. Shortly after the defendant’s arrest, the victim identified the clothes being worn by the defendant as…