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Veasley v. State

The victims' television was in the truck the defendant was driving minutes after the burglary, along with other items related to the crime.

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A Cobb County jury found Greg Veasley guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of burglary, OCGA § 16-7-1 a; felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer, OCGA § 16-10-24 b; misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer, OCGA § 16-10-24 a; giving a false name, OCGA § 16-10-25; and forgery in the first degree, OCGA § 16-9-1 a. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Veasley appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,1 the evidence shows the following. At approximately 11:20 p.m. on March 15, 2009, when the victims were in their upstairs bedroom watching television, they heard their doorbell ring. The victims looked out the window to see who was ringing the bell, and they saw a black male wearing a stocking cap walk away from the door, look up at the house, and then come back and ring the bell again. A few minutes later, the victims saw a white pickup truck drive slowly in front of their home. Then the same black male approached their front door again, this time putting on gloves.

At this point, the victims called 911 to report the suspicious man and truck. Seconds later, the victims heard their front door being forced open, and they locked themselves in the bathroom. The police arrived within four minutes. The victims’ front door frame was completely broken and splintered, apparently by a crowbar. Their 42-inch plasma Samsung television had been taken.

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