BURKETT v. STATE

No. 5054.

418 P.2d 991 (1966)

William Richard BURKETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

October 18, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond E Sutton, Babcock &Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Edward G. Marshall, Dist. Atty., and R. Ian Ross, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Burkett was charged with burglary in the second degree and found guilty by jury. His appeal is based on an alleged failure of proof, in that the state failed to show that he had entered the premises burglarized. Our examination of the record shows substantial circumstantial evidence of an entry by the appellant. It was, therefore, permissible for the jury to find him guilty. No useful purpose is served by reciting the circumstantial...

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