Williams v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sutton.

The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court where plaintiff in error was the defendant.

Defendant was found guilty in a trial to the court of a two-count direct information which charged him with the crimes of burglary (C.R.S. ’53, 40-3-6) and larceny of money from the person (C.R.S. ’53, 40-5-2).

The record shows that Thomas Loughery, the prosecuting witness, was asleep at night in his hotel room in Denver with his clothes on when he was awakened by the sensation that someone was going through his pockets. He then noticed his door being…