Hahn v. State

I dissent.

For reasons discussed below, I cannot agree that final instructions 11 and 12, when considered in conjunction with the evidence presented at trial, warrant a reversal of Hahn’s conviction. While Justice v. State (1988), Ind., 530 N.E.2d 295, suggests that a criminal conviction cannot be affirmed if there is merely evidence of breaking and entering, and flight, it is clear that so long as there is some other evidence which strongly corroborates intent and provides a solid basis to support a reasonable inference of intent to commit the charged felony, the conviction should be…