Crumpton v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Michael Crumpton was convicted of two counts of burglary. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Crumpton appeals, claiming that the State failed to prove his involvement in the two break-ins because he was in jail at the time both crimes were committed.

Along with his two brothers, Darious and Curtis Crumpton, and a first cousin, Robert Bowen, Michael Crumpton was tried under a two-count indictment for the burglary of two businesses: the Pickle Shed on July 22, 1996, and the Berrien Gin Company on August 5, 1996. Payroll checks were stolen in the first burglary and…