Tombrello v. State

Sam Tombrello, Jr. was indicted on March 3, 1981, by the Greene County Grand Jury for the November 6, 1980, first-degree burglary of the residence of Thomas Summerville located in Pleasant Ridge, a small community near Eutaw. After a lengthy trial, appellant was found guilty as charged. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment. From that conviction he now appeals in forma pauperis.

Appellant raises no issue on appeal challenging the sufficiency of the state's evidence. Thus, only a short narration of the facts is necessary.

Sometime during the first part of 1980, appellant contacted…