State v. Johnson

TAYLOR, Justice.

Defendant (appellant) was tried by a jury, found guilty, and convicted of the crime of burglary of the first degree. 1 The facts adduced upon trial show without substantial contradiction that defendant was apprehended by the police while inside the Owl Prescription Drive-In in the city of Lewiston, at about the hour of 3:30 a. m. on June 29, 1967. The business there operated was a retail drug store. The store had been closed for the night. A window on one side of the building had been forced open. At the time of the arrest a number of suitcases belonging to the owner of the…