State v. Murphy

The indictment in this case alleges that the defendant “* * * did break and enter in the nighttime a certain building, to wit, the building of Avery & Adams Inc., a corporation, with intent to commit larceny.” The case was tried before a justice of the Superior Court and a jury. At the close of the state’s case, the trial justice denied a motion by the defendant for a directed verdict, and the defendant then proceeded with his defense. The jury subsequently found him guilty as charged. The case is before us on the defendant’s bill of exceptions, consisting of two exceptions. One is to the…