State v. Star

Thomas Gallagher, Judge.

Defendant, convicted of third degree burglary, appeals from an order denying his motion (1) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict upon the ground that the evidence was insufficient to sustain it or (2) for a new trial because of newly discovered evidence.

Defendant’s principal contention is that the testimony of Edward A. Pec, an admitted accomplice, was not sufficiently corroborated by other evidence to meet the requirements of M. S. A. 634.04, which provides that: “A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice, unless it is corroborated by such…