Lester v. State

We reverse the judgment of the court below, because the record in the case does not show sufficient evidence to support the finding of the jury. To maintain a conviction for the offense of burglary, it is absolutely essential that proof ■of the breaking and entering be made. It is not at all neces.sary for the character of evidence which establishes the corpus delicti to be positive and direct; but it is necessary that the corpus ■delicti be shown by evidence which is legal, admissible, and which establishes the fact beyond a reasonable doubt. If one be found in the recent possession of goods…