Court of Appeals of Georgia January 22, 1997, A96A2357 (Allen v. State)

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Clarence Allen, a former deputy sheriff, was convicted of burglary. The burglary was committed by three men who then torched the victims’ home, which burned to the ground. Allen was indicted and convicted only as a party to the burglary. On appeal, he enumerates five errors.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, reveals the following.

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