State v. Geelan

This prosecution involves the burglary described in State v. Orricer, S.D., 120 N.W. 2d 528. The defendant here is the man referred to in that opinion as the one who ran north in the alley carrying a brief case.

He was charged with burglary in the second degree under SDC 13.3702(4) and burglary in the third degree under SDC 1960 Supp. 13.3703(2). On the trial he was represented by two resident lawyers. The jury found him guilty of burglary in the second degree on which he was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. His motion for a new trial was denied. On this appeal from the judgment he…