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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT JACKSON
Assigned on Briefs April 1, 2003

STATE OF TENNESSEE v.  RICHARD C. ROGERS
Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lauderdale County
No. 7154 Joseph H. Walker, Judge

No. W2002-01632-CCA-R3-CD - Filed August 8, 2003
Defendant, Richard C. Rogers, appeals his convictions in the Lauderdale County Circuit Court for burglary of a vehicle, a class E felony, and theft of property in an amount over $1,000 and less than $10,000, a class D felony.  Following a jury trial, Defendant was sentenced as a career offender to six years for his burglary conviction and twelve years for his theft conviction, to be served concurrently.  In this appeal as of right, Defendant contends that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support his convictions beyond a reasonable doubt.  After review of the record, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

Tenn. R. App. P. 3 Appeal as of Right; Judgments of the Circuit Court Affirmed
THOMAS T. WOODA LL, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which GARY R. WADE, P.J., and DAVID G. HAYES, J., joined.
Clifford K. McGown, Jr., Waverly, Tennessee (on appeal); Gary F. Antrican, District Public Defender; and Julie K. Pillow, Assistant Public Defender, (at trial), for the appellant, Richard C. Rogers.
Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; P. Robin Dixon, Jr., Assistant Attorney General; Elizabeth T. Rice, District Attorney General; and Tracey Brewer, Assistant Attorney General, for the appellee, the State of Tennessee.

OPINION
Ronnie Moore testified that on July 27, 2001, he worked for the Lauderdale County Highway Department. On that morning, he arrived at work at 6:00 a.m. and noticed that the gate was open. The gate is usually locked, but the lock had been cut. Mr. Moore also noticed that the doors into the building had been broken open and a service truck was missing.  He notified the sheriff

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