State v. Taylor

The defendant was convicted of burglary after a jury trial. His exceptions to the admission of bloodhound evidence, the jury instructions on the weight of this evidence, and certain statements that were made in the prosecutor’s closing argument were reserved and transferred by the Trial Judge (Brock, J.).

On September 21, 1976, at 8:30 p.m., the alarm at the October Farm, a residence in Sandwich, was activated. Police Chief Huard arrived at the farm at 8:40 p.m. and found no one in the vicinity. He noticed, however, two sets of footprints on the dew-covered lawn near the house. He walked to…