State v. Peck

HOMEYER, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, William Peck, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Pennington County of the crime of burglary in the third degree in breaking or entering the automobile of Arthur Marón with intent to commit larceny. 1 He was sentenced to a term of two years and nine months in the state penitentiary and he appeals from the judgment and sentence.

The evidence of the state shows that Arthur Marón went to work at Gifford Electric at approximately 6:30 p. m. on December 27, 1965. He parked his automobile, a 1958 Pontiac 4 door sedan, in front of the place of his employment…