Reed v. State

OPINION

The appellant, Albert Anthony Reed, was tried to a jury and found guilty of burglary. He seeks reversal on two grounds: that the court below erred in admitting evidence of other crimes to prove identity and that the conviction is not supported by substantial evidence. We disagree and affirm.

THE FACTS

At trial, the State presented the testimony of the victim, Ruth Liable, that on the night of December 7, 1976, she heard the window, next to the door of her room at the Orbit Inn Motel in Las Vegas, open. She saw a hand reach in and turn the doorknob, and then saw one man enter through the…