State v. Reardon

The issues in this burglary case involve the composition of the jury, the sufficiency of the evidence, and the trial court’s instruction to the jury. We uphold the defendant’s conviction.

The defendant was indicted for burglary (RSA 635:1) for having entered a dwelling house on January 30, 1980, without permission, license or privilege and with the “purpose to commit the crime of theft therein.” He was convicted by a jury and appealed after the Court (Bean, J.) had denied his motion to set aside the verdict.

At the outset, we decline to reconsider our decision in State v. Elbert, 121 N.H. 43,…