Phillips v. State

Jim Hannah, Chief Justice.

Fred Phillips appeals his convictions for breaking or entering under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-202 (Repl. 1997) and theft of property under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-36-103 (Supp. 2001). Phillips was sentenced to ten years in prison and argues that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict because neither the presence of his fingerprint on the inside of the window of the open car door nor any inference arising from his fingerprint constitutes sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict that he was the person who broke into the car and stole music CDs.…