People v. Thornton

This appeal follows the defendant’s conviction of second-degree burglary, 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-4-203, 1 and theft, 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-4-401. 2 The issues on appeal relate to: (1) the admissibility of a statement made by the defendant prior to his arrest; (2) the value and ownership of the items taken in the burglary and theft; and (3) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the defendant’s convictions. We affirm.

The prosecution’s evidence established that in the late evening hours of October 29, 1973, an unidentified woman went to a fire station and reported…