Jeffares v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of burglary. Entry was made from the roof through air ducts to avoid setting off a building alarm. The conviction depends upon fingerprint identification, the probative value of which is the sole issue on appeal.

“To warrant a conviction based solely on fingerprint evidence ‘the fingerprints corresponding to those of the accused must have been found in the place where the crime was committed, under such circumstances that they could only have been impressed at the time when the crime was committed. ’ (Emphasis supplied.) Anthony…