Opinion ID: 2062555
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Heading: Issue 1 Burglary Identification Evidence Sufficiency

Text: Defendant first contends that the evidence was insufficient to identify which of two co-defendants was identified by the State's complaining witness. Defendant Randall Leonard Minniefield and his co-defendant Jessie James Williams were charged with burglary of the dwelling of Connie Lee. Miss Lee testified that she observed two men going around her house. One of the men, whom she then knew only as Leonard, was carrying a television. During her direct examination at trial, the following colloquy occurred: Q. And the person that you saw with your television in his hand, do you see that same person in the courtroom here today? A. Yes, I do. Q. And would you tell us please where that person is standing or seated and what that person is wearing? A. He's sitting over there (indicating), at that table. He's got on some purple pants, beige shoes, jacket, white shirt, and blue tie. The witness testified that Leonard had been to her home several times before the incident. Defendant argues that there's nothing in the record to indicate that the person Lee identified in the courtroom was one in the same as the defendant Randall Minniefield. We disagree. In the presence of the jury, the witness pointed out the man she had seen carrying the television. She further particularized the identity of the person she was pointing out by describing the clothing he was wearing in court. There is no error on this issue.