Donlun v. State

OPINION

ERWIN, Justice.

On October 19, 1973 appellant, Robert Donlun, was indicted1 for the offense of burglary in a dwelling in violation of AS *47311.20.080.2 He pleaded not guilty and was tried before a jury in the superior court in the latter part of January, 1974.

At the trial and in subsequent proceedings, it was established that in the early morning hours of August 5, 1973, appellant entered the apartment of a sleeping neighbor in the S & S Apartments located in Anchorage, Alaska, through a door that had been left partially open for ventilation. While in the apartment he moved from room to room…