Melia v. State

The appellants were jointly indicted and jointly tried by the court in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Each was convicted of storehouse breaking with intent to commit a felony (1st count) and petit larceny (3rd count). Concurrent sentences of 5 years on the 1st count and 9 months on the 3rd count were imposed on Melia and concurrent sentences of 4 years on the 1st count and 9 months on the 3rd count were imposed on Shelhorse.

On appeal from the judgments the contentions of the appellants go to the sufficiency of the evidence.

The 1st count of the indictment charged that the appellants…