State v. Annis

Defendant, convicted of the crime of burglary contrary to Minn. St. 609.58, subd. 2(1) (a), appeals from the judgment of conviction.

We hold that the evidence supports the jury’s finding of guilt and that the instructions under which the jury deliberated were proper. The principal issue at trial was defendant’s intent to commit the crime. The evidence adduced by defendant concerning the extent of his drinking does not itself compel a finding that he was too intoxicated to form the requisite criminal intent, State v. Corrivau, 93 Minn. 38, 100 N. W. 638 (1904); State v. Anderson, 270 Minn. 411,…