State v. Mertz

CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Trevor Mertz appeals a district court criminal judgment entered after a jury convicted him of burglary. Mertz argues that (1) after the jury retired for deliberation, the district court erred by providing an incorrect and misleading answer to the jury’s request for instruction on the law and that (2) the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the conviction. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Mertz was charged with burglary for entering his ex-girlfriend’s home and taking a television. Mertz was tried by a jury and testified at trial. Mertz admitted *784to entering the…