State v. Davenport

Petitioner was charged with second degree burglary of a residence in King County. The information charged that the petitioner "in King County, Washington, on or about December 19, 1980, did enter and remain unlawfully in a building, located at 2707 33rd Ave. S., . . . with [the] intent to commit a crime . . . therein".

The State's case was based primarily on the testimony of three witnesses who were neighbors of the burglarized residence. They testified that they saw the petitioner at the scene of the crime on the day of the burglary, carrying property to a car driven by a third party. The…