What evidence is needed in a California superior court, to be charged and convicted with commercial burglary?

There is no way to predict what a court will rule with any confidence. Was OJ guilty? In criminal court, no; in civil court, yes.

Consult an attorney, or make the court appoint one if you can’t afford it. Do not let the attorney accept a plea bargain unless some hard evidence of stolen property turns up.

Cut down on the crap in the account. The police car did not make an illegal u-turn; it’s police and they’re doing a low-risk maneuver to apprehend a suspect. It doesn’t matter worth doodoo if the girlfriend was hysterical. It doesn’t matter why defendant left the store–customers get to walk out of stores without purchases for no reason at all. Stick to the main point–THERE IS NO EVIDENCE. There is no stolen merchandise shown in possession at any time during the investigation.

Burglary has only two elements. 1) An entry. When he entered the store, that was an entry. 2) The INTENT to commit a felony or theft at the time of entry. (Penal Code section 459.) There does not have to be an ACTUAL felony or theft (though the existence of one makes it a lot easier to prove the intent). The only question here concerns the second element, and there are not enough facts here to know what evidence the police or prosecutor have to show that the necessary intent existed at the time of entry.