State of Tennessee v. Ronnie L. Ingram

OPINION

PEAY, Judge.

The defendant was indicted, charged, and convicted of burglary and sentenced as a career offender to twelve years imprisonment. In this appeal as of right, the defendant argues the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction for burglary since the State failed to prove intent to commit theft. Finding no merit in the defendant’s argument, we affirm.

Around noon on September 7, 1995, David Sugarek was at his home. He walked through his detached garage, which houses lawn tools, a ladder, and a car, and he did not notice anything unusual. Both doors to the garage were…