Miller v. State

Jim Johnson, Justice.

This appeal from a burglary conviction questions the admissibility of certain expert opinion testimony.

Appellant Leland Miller was charged by information in Greene Circuit Court with the crime of burglary, specifically with breaking into an office building on June 21,1964, with intent to commit larceny. Trial before a jury on May 18, 1965, resulted in a verdict of guilty of burglary as charged. From judgment on the verdict comes this appeal.

The state’s case was based on circumstantial evidence. During a routine patrol after midnight, police officers noticed that drapes…