State v. Blow

The defendant, Robert Blow, was found guilty of the crime of burglary in a jury trial (Groff, J.). He asserts that the State introduced insufficient evidence as to whether he was licensed or privileged to enter the premises that were burglarized, RSA 635:1, and that the State impermissibly argued that his post-arrest silence was a basis upon which to find the requisite lack of privilege or license. We affirm.

On July 26, 1990, Vitto’s Market, a convenience store located on Bartlett Street in Manchester, was the subject of a burglary. Steven Marshall, who lived across the street, had a “vivid”…