Wilson v. State

William Henry Wilson, also known as James Wilson, was convicted by the verdict of a jury on a charge of burglary in the district court for Otoe County, Nebraska, and sentenced to serve a term of three years in the state penitentiary. By petition in error to this court he seeks a reversal of the verdict and sentence. He will be hereinafter referred to as the defendant.

The factual situation here is that one R. P. Schruender was the owner and operator of a retail grocery and liquor store at 620 Central Avenue, Nebraska City, Nebraska. The store was.broken into on the night of October 24, 1947,…