McCuin v. State

Jesse Ray McCuin, the Appellant, challenges his dual convictions for burglary of a conveyance argüing the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion to exclude any reference to Appellant’s possession of someone else’s wallet at the time' of his arrest. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

As noted, Appellant was charged with two counts of burglary of a conveyance.1 These charges followed the break-in of two automobiles, one of which sustained damage to its steering column. A tire iron belonging to the owner of one of the burgled vehicles was found in the other. At the time of his…