State v. Cozza

Defendant Michael J. Cozza appeals a conviction of attempted second-degree burglary.

The record would permit the jury to find the following facts:. The defendant and Ron Norris visited Roy Katsel and Michael Presley at their apartment in the afternoon of January 26, 1977, to discuss money owed by Katsel to Norris. As a result of the conversation, Katsel issued Norris a check for $250. Sometime between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., while Katsel and Presley were gone, the door to their apartment was pried open and two guitars, an amplifier, a television set and a jacket were stolen. The burglary was…