Scott v. People

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE GROVES.

The defendant, who is plaintiff in error here, was convicted of second-degree burglary (1967 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-3-5) upon circumstantial evidence. The defendant has presented two assignments of error: (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; and (2) that it was error to allow a police officer to testify as to the description given to him of a car. We affirm.

The testimony was conflicting. We outline some of that presented by the People. The defendant resided across the street from and a short distance east of the burglarized…