State v. Martin

On January 9, 1981, the defendant was convicted of burglary after a jury trial before Mullavey, J., who denied his motion to set aside the verdict for insufficient evidence and for alleged prejudicial statements of the prosecutor.

The evidence supports a finding that on June 15, 1978, Joan Edwards returned home from school with a friend, Linda, and found the defendant and his younger sister inside the Edwards’ home. The sister was coming downstairs from Joan’s bedroom, and the defendant was coming out of Joan’s parents’ bedroom on the first floor. The defendant left soon after Joan arrived,…