People v. Midkiff

A jury found defendant guilty of second degree burglary (§459, Pen. Code) and grand theft (§ 487, subd. 1, Pen. Code) ; he admitted three prior convictions of burglary. Defendant appeals from the judgment.

O’Keefe Medical Service and Eureka X-Ray Tube Company occupy the same premises at 841 South Grandview. At 7:30 a.m. on April 14, 1967, Mr. McKee, an employee of Eureka had trouble opening the lock on the side door because it had been tampered with; later certain of his tools left in order on his work bench were missing. Looking around he found some of them scattered in the O’Keefe part of…