State v. Bennett

Appellant Robert Howard Bennett appeals from a jury conviction for burglary in the first degree. We affirm.

At about 4:00 a.m. on June 2, 1975, John Grimes suddenly awoke to find two male strangers searching his belongings-on top of a television in the living room of his apartment; he yelled and both fled; he gave chase but lost both outside of his apartment.

Grimes immediately returned to his apartment and phoned the police, reporting the incident and giving a description of the two male persons.

An all-points bulletin of the burglary and the descriptions of the suspects were immediately…