State v. Crawford

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The evidence for the State tended to show the following:

Mr. Leslie Raper is the owner of a store located on U.S. Highway 301, a mile and a half north of Kenly, North Carolina. A burglar alarm was in operation at the store. It was designed so that if activated, it would sound an alarm in Mr. Raper’s bedroom, but no alarm would be sounded in the store. Mr. *148Raper’s home was on the same property as the store. The house and the store were separated by a lot in which were parked several used cars.

On August 28, 1970, Mr. Raper closed his store in the early evening. He placed a can…