NORTON v. STATE

No. CR 80-178.

609 S.W.2d 1 (1980)

Freddie NORTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Alvin Schay, State Appellate Public Defender by Jackson Jones, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by Joseph H. Purvis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


MAYS, Justice.

The only question presented by this appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain a conviction of burglary.

On the evening of July 25, 1979, shortly after the sound of breaking glass was heard, appellant, Freddie Norton, was observed opening from the inside the front door of an office building, which had been secured for the night, and speaking to two acquaintances who were walking by. When later that evening the owner of the building...

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