Quinn v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Roger Dale Quinn and a co-defendant were convicted of burglary. On appeal, Quinn challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and alleges ineffective assistance of counsel.

The evidence supporting the verdict shows that a neighbor observed a van parked with its motor running in the victim’s driveway. The burglars kicked in the back door of the victim’s residence, ransacked the house, and took a white and burgundy pillow case, jewelry, a wooden jewelry box, a watch, a television, and firearms.

Captain Hall of the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Department spotted a van similar to…