Sims v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

In a bifurcated hearing the appellant was found guilty of burglary and was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison as a habitual offender. While admitting that the evidence is sufficient to convict him of theft, the appellant appeals claiming that the evidence is insufficient to convict him of burglary.

A scenario of the facts is as follows: The appellant entered a Roadrunner service station and convenience store on Asher Avenue in Little Rock. There was only one front entrance to the building and immediately inside the door was a counter with a cash register. There was…