BELAND v. STATE

No. 1283S450.

476 N.E.2d 843 (1985)

James BELAND, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanne Tapocsi, Deputy Public Defender, Valparaiso, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Lisa M. Paunicka, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

A trial by jury resulted in a conviction of Burglary, a Class B felony. The trial court sentenced appellant to fourteen (14) years of imprisonment.

The facts are: Appellant spent the evening of January 29th drinking with a group of friends. At about 11:00 P.M., appellant went to visit Jill McCoole, the daughter of appellant's next door neighbor. Appellant and McCoole talked for a period of time; however, he left by midnight. Mrs. McCoole...

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