State v. Child

[¶ 1] Corey Child appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Oxford County, Delahanty, J.) following a jury trial in which he was found guilty of burglary (Class B) in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401 (1983 & Supp.1998) 1 and aggravated assault (Class B) in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208 (1983). 2 On appeal, Child challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends that the trial court committed obvious error in its jury instruction on the elements of burglary. We affirm.

[¶ 2] The jury heard the following relevant testimony. In early June 1998, Christopher Jack went to Adam…