State v. Burclaff

The defendant, Arnold J. Burclaff, Jr., was tried by a jury in the District Court of Vermont, Unit No. 4, Orleans-Circuit, and found guilty of a nighttime attempt to break and enter a dwelling house, in which personal property the subject of larceny was situated, with intent to commit larceny in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1201. He made a motion for judg ment of acquittal at the close of the State’s case. After it was denied, the defense rested without offering any evidence. Cf. State v. Bressette, 130 Vt. 321, 322, 292 A.2d 817, 818 (1972) (proceeding with trial after denial of motion for…