STATE v. BENTON

No. 25040.

338 S.C. 151 (2000)

526 S.E.2d 228

The STATE, Respondent, v. James BENTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender M. Anne Pearce, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, of Columbia; and Solicitor David P. Schwacke, of Charleston, for respondent.


BURNETT, Justice:

Appellant appeals his first degree burglary conviction. We affirm.

FACTS

The victim arrived home one evening and discovered her apartment had been ransacked. A leather coat, jewelry, money, and a cellular telephone were missing. The perpetrator had cut the screen window on the back porch, opened the kitchen window, and entered the apartment through the window above the kitchen sink. Appellant's palm print was found on the...

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