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Barrow v. State

The burglarized home's back door had pry marks on it, which were consistent with a knife found on the defendant's person when police detained him.

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A Bulloch County jury convicted William Barrow of one count of burglary OCGA § 16-7-1 and one count of possession of tools for the commission of crime OCGA § 16-7-20. Barrow appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, contending that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions. We affirm. When reviewing a criminal defendant’s claim that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions, this Court reviews the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution. Standfill v. State , 267 Ga. App. 612 600 SE2d 695 2004. “We do not weigh the evidence or assess witness credibility.” Id.

So viewed, the evidence adduced at trial reflects that in the early morning of May 4, 2003, Barrow, his girlfriend Valerie Arnold, and two of their acquaintances, Lee Plunkett and her boyfriend, traveled from Savannah to Statesboro in order to attend a party at a mobile home located in the Heritage Mobile Home Park. While at the party, David Maddox, who knew Barrow and considered him a friend, repeatedly told Barrow that he wanted to burglarize the mobile home located next door, which appeared to be empty.1 The two men later agreed that they would attempt to break into the mobile home. Before doing so, Barrow returned inside the mobile home where the party was occurring, pulled the socks off a sleeping partygoer’s feet, and placed the socks over his hands.

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