People v. Bryant

Having been found guilty of burglary and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of five years, the defendant, Charles Bryant, brings this appeal to raise as issues whether there was sufficient evidence of his intent to commit a theft in the victim’s apartment to prove guilt of burglary beyond a reasonable doubt and whether the sentence imposed was excessive. At the trial, the victim, William Thompson, testified that at approximately 9:20 a.m. on the morning of August 30, 1977, he was in the bedroom of his apartment watching television when he heard a noise from the vicinity of the kitchen, but…