State v. Bissonnette

The defendant, Paul Bissonnette, was convicted of two counts of burglary after a jury trial in the Superior Court (McHugh, J.). On appeal, the defendant argues that because the evidence used to prove his guilt was circumstantial and did not exclude all rational conclusions except guilt, the evidence was insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

Cynthia Johnson, whose home the defendant periodically visited, testified that in her home on the evening of September 23,1990, she overheard a discussion between the defendant and her husband concerning “someplace to rob.” As…