Mathis v. State

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found Henry Ray Mathis guilty of two counts of burglary, entering an auto, theft by taking, driving with a suspended license, and no proof of insurance. Mathis claims the trial court erred by excluding the out-of-court statement of a witness who was unavailable to testify at trial. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.

The Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club maintenance building and a van parked behind it were burglarized during the evening of December 14 or the early morning of December 15, 1998. A number of items were stolen. Later on December 15, an abandoned car was…