YAWN v. STATE

No. 71S00-8712-CR-1121.

539 N.E.2d 473 (1989)

Donnel YAWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul James Newman, South Bend, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Lisa Anne McCoy, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a conviction of appellant of Burglary, a Class B felony, for which he received a sentence of fifteen (15) years.

The facts are: On January 21, 1987 at approximately 5:00 a.m., Catherine Smith was awakened by her dog barking. She saw a person looking into the house across the street. Later, she observed that a light was on in the living room and a person was moving about inside. She called the police.

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