State v. Gove

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

On appeal. Appellant was indicted, tried before a jury and convicted of breaking, entering and larceny. (17 M.R.S.A. § 2103)

We deny the appeal.

On November 29, 1970, Hazel C. Brown closed her son’s house for the winter. She occupied this house on a seasonal basis. On January 27, 1971, it was discovered that the front entrance had been forcibly opened by cutting the screen out of the screen door and “kicking in” the front door.

On the afternoon of January 27, 1971, prior to police knowledge of the break, appellant was arrested on an unrelated charge while riding as a front…