STATE v. TEASLEY


719 S.W.2d 148 (1986)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Jessie David TEASLEY, III, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

October 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Miller, Knoxville, for appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Jane W. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.


OPINION

COOPER, Judge.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether burglary in the third degree is a lesser included offense of burglary in the second degree. The Court of Criminal Appeals, in a split decision, held that it is. We affirm.

The record shows that the defendant entered a vacant apartment in the Bel-Air Apartments in Knoxville, and removed a stove and refrigerator. The indictment as returned by the grand jury charged the defendant with...

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