People v. Crump

Defendant and codefendant, Lee Caldwell, were charged with breaking and entering, MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305. Defendant was convicted by a jury of entering without breaking, MCL 750.111; MSA 28.306, and was sentenced to two years probation.

Defendant argues that the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for a directed verdict. Specifically, defendant claims that there was no testimony to establish the necessary element of a breaking. We disagree.

The complainant testified that, when she left the apartment, she locked the doors and that she had not given defendant Crump nor codefendant…