State v. Cantu

Sweeney, A.C. J.

Unlawful entry into a residence carries with it a permissible inference of intent to commit a crime therein. Antonio Cantu challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support this inference on these facts. The State proved that Mr. Cantu broke into his mother’s locked bedroom while in her home. But it could not prove that he stole money, beer, and drugs from the room. The court nonetheless found that Mr. Cantu had failed to overcome the permissible inference that his purpose in entering unlawfully was to commit a crime. The record here supports that finding. And so we affirm…