State v. Moeller

WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Leslie Moeller appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of second-degree burglary. We affirm.

On October 16, 1979, David Gotheridge left his home in Martin, South Dakota, shortly before 1:00 p. m. and returned to work. Shortly thereafter, his wife, Patty Ellison, and her small child also left. At approximately 2:30 p. m., David Gother-idge’s mother observed defendant and a companion approach and enter her son’s home. They remained in the house about ten minutes and then left. That night Patty Ellison discovered that some beadwork was…