Merryman v. State

OPINION

Elvis Michael Merryman was convicted by jury verdict of burglary. After judgment of conviction, Merryman appealed contending evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support the conviction.

On April 6, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nevada, an officer observed a man climb over a wall and exchange gestures with a man seated in a parked vehicle across the street. Finding this suspicious, the officer circled the block and stopped the suspect car as it left its location. The officer questioned the vehicle’s occupants, Merryman and one Billy Barnett. They claimed Barnett had gone over the wall to…