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State v. Baker
161 N.W.2d 864
Neb.
1968
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*1 Jerry appellant. Baker, Nebraska, 2d 864 W. Filed October ,& appellant.

Baskins, Schneider, Baskins for Meyer, Attorney Clarence A. H. General, and Chaun- cey C. Sheldon, for J., C. White,, Carter, before Spencer, Boslaugh,

Heard JJ. Smith, McCown, Newton, Boslaugh, J. Jerry The defendant, Baker, was convicted felonious His .store. motion for new trial was appealed. overruled and he

The record shows that the defendant’s father had an agreement Jack & Jill Platte, Store in North Nebraska, furnish custodial service to the store. doing had been this work the store April

about p.m., 18 months. On 29, 1966, at about 7:15 person the defendant, wife, and another entered they store. The store was closed at that time and used purpose a furnished for that to unlock the door they they enter the store. After entered the had store proceeded placing to clean it. The defendant was seen groceries tank-type merchandise a vacuum cleaner paper p.m., and in a sack. At about 8:45 building carrying paper left the a sack parked panel a building outside the store. He reentered mop He and carried bucket out to truck. again brought out the vacuum reentered the paper this time about sack. At and another ap- one of the owners Edwards, Richard .and the peared look in the vacuum asked to *2 in the police look also asked to arrived and sacks. The con- The defendant and the sacks. vacuum and the sacks and removed the vacuum sented police examined then The and Edwards from the truck. arrest under The defendant was contents. their police station. to the and taken under section part provides “Who- as follows: 1943, which daytime maliciously, willfully either in the ever * * * * * * attempts any night season, enters * * * * * * upon thereof conviction shall steal, rob or to * * *” imprisonment. The offense under be sentenced to con- variation section is a this building entry and the sists of the unlawful attempt mitting enumerated. to commit one of the acts McElhaney 612; 212 W. Fenton, 299, 115 Neb. N. v. 94 N. W. 106. State, 204, v. 68 Neb. Smith there no unlawful contends that was The defendant building because defendant in this case permission of the owners to enter the had the and a had been furnished do custodial to that required, breaking entering purpose. Where usually defense. v. to See State a consent enter 219. Sneff, 481, 22 Neb. 35 N. W. to that an

The State contends requirement and satisfies is an unlawful steal Although malicious. there that the be willful contrary, appears authority to be the this to the is better rule where breaking requirement McCreary 212 1, Ariz. v. 25 See, been eliminated. Rptr. People 330, 737, 62 2d 44 Cal. 336; Sears, Cal. App. People 50, 69 Ill. 2d 938; Schneller, 401 P. 2d Skillings, 2d 203, N. H. 510; N. E. 2d App. 2d Ohio 17 Ohio O. 202; Schaffer, State v. 534; Annotation, 177 N. E. 93 A. R. 2d 531. jury There evidence in case from this could find the defendant intended to steal the time at he entered the store. The evidence was sufficient sustain the conviction. suppress

Before trial the moved as evi- dence the items taken at apprehended outside motion store. This ruling assigned was overruled and the as error.

The evidence shows defendant consented that the police The fact search. officers were the time of search and not ad- concerning rights vised legal. not make il- did the search Forney,

State v. 181 Neb. 150 N. W. suppress W. 2d 403. motion to properly overruled. unnecessary assignments It is to consider the other of error. judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

Affirmed. McCown, J., dissenting. obviously guilty larceny. of How- aggravated

ever, of and convicted an statutory burglary. of form The evidence undis- puted permission that he had to enter the place per- the time and to do custodial and that he formed such work. separate 28-533,

Section R. R. S. has two ele- First, ments: mitting unlawful second, attempting commit one of the acts enu- entry. merated after Fredericksen Dickson, See 29 N. W. 2d 334. supportable The rule an is that unlawful or malicious may at the of be intent inferred entry, commission of a crime after make supporting However, unlawful. most cases such factually privilege a rule do involve not established of entry, only and have evidence of the commission of un- They ordinarily entry. involve do not acts after

lawful privileged defendant is licensed or the performs situations where permission the acts enter and also given. here, permit shop- holding petty majority would aggra- caught in to be convicted of an act, lifter, apparent burglary. form of It seems vated suggest simple intended to that a the statute not that entry requisite presumed if the is to be unlawful expressly present. “The character or kind of qualified; is, tres- itself, it must be unlawful regard passory, to the second element and without crime, the intent to steal.” Smith 1961). (Alaska R. 2d 525 ought Aggravated burglary im- sanctions not to be building lawfully by right posed upon one enters a who penal provisions Modern as to consent. except premises specifically where are at situations public open or the actor is licensed or the time privileged Institute, American Model to enter. See Law Burglary. § Code, 221.1, Penal language only 28-533, of section R. R. S. typical of the archaic and confused state of our example, code. For section criminal imprisonment “dungeon still authorizes long jail.” Revision is overdue. ex Morris, rel. Loren of Nebraska Impleaded Marsh, appellant, with Frank Clarence H.A. Meyer, N. W. *4 Filed October

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Baker
Court Name: Nebraska Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 21, 1968
Citation: 161 N.W.2d 864
Docket Number: 36829
Court Abbreviation: Neb.
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