State v. Shannon

John C. Shannon appeals his conviction in the district court, Missoula County, on the criminal charge of burglary, a felony as specified in section 94-6-204(1), R.C.M.1947. Defendant was found guilty of knowingly entering the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer owned by Arden Olsen Trucking of Kalispell, Montana, for the purpose of removing approximately 28 cases of beer. At trial, defendant admitted that he and two friends entered the trailer and removed the beer. Defendant argues these facts are insufficient to constitute the crime of burglary because a trailer attached to a semi-truck is…