Meehan v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of class C felony burglary. The trial court sentenced Defendant to five years in the Indiana Department of Correction, enhanced by eight years for the finding that Defendant was a habitual offender. On appeal, Defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction, arguing that it was unreasonable to infer that he committed the burglary “simply because a glove containing his DNA was found at the scene of the crime.” The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that there was substantial evidence of probative value from which the jury could reasonably infer that Defendant was guilty of burglary beyond a reasonable doubt.
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