State v. Moran

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding defendant guilty of the crime of burglary in the district court of Yellowstone County. The cause had been transferred to that county from Park County upon the granting of a motion for change of venue.

We will give a brief summary of the fact situation as dis closed by the record and amplify when discussing the errors specified.

The defendant, Keith L. Moran, was Chief of Police at Livingston, Montana, at the time the offense herein charged was committed.…