State v. Ricci

The defendant appeals from a jury conviction of burglary, in violation of U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-202. 1

The inculpatory evidence admitted without objection, which substantially supported the verdict, may be abbreviated and recounted as follows. At about 4:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning, a policeman observed de-' fendant leaving a bar by the back door. The officer confronted the defendant and (along with other officers who had arrived at the scene) entered the bar with the defendant. The door was jammed and a lock was lying on the ground nearby. When defendant accompanied the officers into the bar,…