STATE v. WAITS

No. 8133.

417 P.2d 439 (1966)

76 N.M. 630

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jimmy Lee WAITS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 22, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Heck, Hobbs, for appellant.

Boston E. Witt, Atty. Gen., Paul J. Lacy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.


OPINION

JOE W. WOOD, Judge, Court of Appeals.

A jury convicted defendant of burglary (§ 40A-16-3, N.M.S.A. 1953). His appeal raises one issue: Was there substantial evidence to support the conviction? Defendant contends that the state failed to prove entry and failed to prove any intent of defendant to commit any felony or theft inside the structure claimed to have been entered.

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