KEATHLEY v. STATE

No. A10A1597.

699 S.E.2d 765 (2010)

KEATHLEY v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 19, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clegg, Daniels & Petrey, Jennifer M. Daniels , Decatur, for appellant.

Daniel J. Porter , Dist. Atty., Jon W. Setzer , Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


BLACKBURN, Senior Appellate Judge.

Following a jury trial, Clarence Keathley appeals his conviction for burglary on grounds of insufficient evidence. Under existing Georgia law, we are constrained to agree with Keathley that the State failed to prove the essential element of an intent to commit theft, and we therefore reverse.

When reviewing a defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the...

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