| Court: | Supreme Court of Wisconsin |
| Facts: | John Bowden entered a home in the middle of the night via a side window, which he pried open. He was detected and detained by various family members, and was armed with a garden trowel. He repeatedly explained that he needed to get to Milwaukee, but his approach to solving that problem seemed unorthodox. |
| Posture: | Convicted of burglary with intent to steal. Initial appeal reversed, apparently on the basis that the trial court made an erroneous finding of fact. |
| Issue: | Whether it was possible for the trier, acting reasonably, to have been convinced of the elements of the charges beyond reasonable doubt. |
| Holding: | The reversal is reversed (i.e., the conviction is reinstated). |
| Rule: | The question on appeal is not whether the appellate court is convinced. |
| Reasoning: | Numerous points of fact support the original conclusion, in spite of the whole "I'm headed to Milwaukee" thesis. And the berserk claim that intent to commit sexual assault was a defense against burglary. |
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