Arnold v. State

Carroll Sylvester Arnold, the appellant, was observed during nighttime hours in front of an apartment house in the possession of a tire valued at $15.00, that had been stolen from a storage bin in the basement of the apartment building. He was convicted of breaking a storehouse and stealing goods of the value of more than $5.00 by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. He contends on appeal the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.

He argues first that the storage bin, being located in the basement of the apartment house, was a part of the dwelling of the owner…