State v. LaPier

The defendant, David Alan LaPier, appeals from his conviction of attempt to commit burglary in the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. We affirm his conviction.

In the early morning hours of May 9, 1982, Richard Pike, a former deputy sheriff, heard “banging” noises coming from the rear of the Anderson Office Machines building located directly across the alley from his home. He looked out one of his bedroom windows and saw what appeared to be a flashlight at the rear door of the Anderson Office Machines building and some shadowy figures of individuals. Pike then…