Legal Opinion

Batchelor v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 25, 1997No. A97A2578Published

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged in an indictment with two counts of burglary for twice unlawfully entering the dwelling of Michael Lay (“the victim”) with the intent to commit a theft therein. The evidence adduced at his jury trial revealed that “shortly before noon . . .” on May 1, 1996, the victim’s roommate, Raymond Kinchen, was home alone in their Grant Park residence, watching television in bed, when he “heard a truck pull up into the yard. [The] driveway goes up the *564full extent of the property, and there’s a parking area within 40 or 50 feet of the house. The bedroom is…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  2. Chedel v. MooneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  3. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  4. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
  5. Ricks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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