People v. Terrell

Defendant Rodney Turrell was charged with the crime of breaking and entering a building with the intent to commit a larceny therein* on February 12, 1968. The jury found defendant guilty as charged.

On appeal, defendant requests an answer to the following question:

“Was it error for the trial court to state to the jury, in answer to an objection by defense counsel, that ‘there is no doubt in my mind that a breaking and entering took place; the only question in my mind is, was this man involved in it’?”

The people, in every criminal prosecution, must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the crime…