White v. State

Susque White appeals from the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of burglary. White claims that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, that his trial counsel was ineffective, and that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial and in allowing a “crack pipe” into evidence. Because there was no reversible error, we affirm.

The evidence at trial, taken in the light most favorable to support the verdict, was as follows. Bobby Daley and John Napier were staying at the Radisson Inn while they worked there laying new carpet. One evening, the two went back to Daley’s room and, when they opened the door, saw a strange man standing in the bathroom. Daley testified that the man had a bag packed full of his belongings. The man, identified at trial as defendant White, ran out of the room and Daley chased him. When Daley caught White, he knocked him down and held him until a security man arrived. Daley testified that White had taken two bottles of cologne, a Sony Play Station, clothes and CDs.