People v. Dupree

The respondent was convicted of burglary under section 9132, How. Stat.

The evidence on the part of the people tended to show that the owner of the dwelling-house occupied the front room for a shoe shop, and the rear and overhead part as a dwelling. The shop was upon the ground floor, and had two windows, each about four feet from the ground. These windows had double sash; were without pulley weights; were fastened when raised, and bolted when down, by stops operated by springs. When the windows were closed, the springs threw the bolts into the slots in the cases, so that the window could not…