Christian v. Commonwealth

The defendant, Harvey Christian, seeks a reversal of the judgment of the lower court convicting him of statutory burglary and sentencing him to two years in the penitentiary. He alleges that the evidence is insufficient.

On April 13, 1967, Officer J. E. Castleman, of the Roanoke City-Police Department, arrested defendant and his companion for drunk*118enness. The arrest was made on Albemarle Street near a point where it intersects with Jefferson Street, and approximately 2 blocks from a residence owned by Mrs. E. L. Cabiness, located at 1015 South Jefferson Street.

When arrested, defendant became…