State v. Harper

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant, Bobby G. Harper, from his conviction of burglary, K.S.A. 21-3715, by jury trial in Sedgwick District Court. The Court of Appeals held that the evidence was sufficient to establish the first element of the offense, unauthorized entry into the school building, but that the evidence was insufficient to establish the second element: that the person or persons who entered the school did so with the intent to commit a theft. On this basis, the Court of Appeals reversed. State v. Harper, 9 Kan. App. 2d 349, 676…