HILL v. STATE

No. CR77-42.

551 S.W.2d 200 (1977)

Jerry HILL, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

May 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Givens & Buzbee by Art Givens, Little Rock, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen. by Joseph H. Purvis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


BYRD, Justice.

The trial court sitting as a jury found the appellant Jerry Hill guilty of burglary and theft. For reversal appellant raises the issues hereinafter discussed.

POINT I. Appellant contends that the evidence does not support either burglary or theft in that he did not enter the premises which were "likely to contain persons" for the purpose of committing therein an offense punishable by imprisonment.

Burglary is defined, Ark.Stat.Ann. ...

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