State v. Nolan

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Defendant, charged under the habitual criminal act, was found guilty by a jury of the offense of burglary, second degree, and stealing, and was sentenced by the court to imprisonment for ten years for burglary and five years for stealing, the sentences to run concurrently.

Although defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, a brief statement of the facts will be helpful. About 8:00 o’clock of the evening of December 27, 1965, a neighbor of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kochan called the police when he saw moving lights in their house. When the police arrived…