Defendant was convicted in a jury trial in the Superior Court, Thomas County, Altman, J., of burglary of building arising from incident in which defendant parachuted off television broadcast tower.

Redfern v. State, 246 Ga. App. 572, 540 S.E.2d 701 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000)

Defendant was convicted in a jury trial in the Superior Court, Thomas County, Altman, J., of burglary of building arising from incident in which defendant parachuted off television broadcast tower. Defendant appealed. The Court of Appeals, Andrews, P.J., held that broadcast tower was not a “building” under burglary statute

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