State v. Sprow

*45Defendant appeals a judgment reflecting his conviction for first-degree criminal trespass. It is undisputed that defendant entered the residence of his former wife, E, during a sale that was being held there after she moved out, at a time when she still rented the home. The state prosecuted the trespass case on the theory that defendant knew it was unlawful for him to enter E's house; defendant argued that he had no reason to believe that he could not enter the house during the sale. At trial, a police officer testified that, when he interviewed defendant after the incident, defendant twice…