State v. Straw

CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of attempted robbery, first degree, burglary, first degree, and armed criminal action based on the burglary charge. He appeals only the armed criminal action count on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence to show that he committed burglary through the aid or use of a deadly weapon. We affirm.

The victim, Joan Benson, testified that on the evening of June 27, 1985, she was watching television in the front of her home. Her elderly mother, the only other person present, was in the back of the home. The doorbell rang and, recognizing the…