State v. Johnson

OPINION

A. PAUL LOMMEN, Judge.*

Michael Wayne Johnson, appellant, was convicted of one count of burglary in the second degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.582, subd. 2. He contends that (1) the trial court erred in admitting a statement he made to police shortly after his arrest, (2) the trial court erred in refusing to grant him a continuance until he could obtain private counsel, and (3) the evidence was insufficient to show that he intended to commit a theft when he broke into the pharmacy. We affirm.

FACTS

On the morning of November 7, 1986, at approximately 12:38 a.m., the Minneapolis Police Department…