State v. Giragosian

The defendant was indicted and subsequently convicted by a jury of entering a dwelling with intent to commit larceny in violation of G. L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-8-3. The trial justice sentenced him to serve a term of seven years in the Adult Correctional Institutions. The case is before us on. certain exceptions taken by the defendant during the course of the trial.

The pertinent factual background follows. On the morning of April 9, 1967, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Mrs. Avis C. Farrell discovered someone, whom she subsequently identified as defendant, ransacking a chest of drawers on…