Commonwealth v. Reynolds

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

Appellant-defendant was tried before the Honorable David E. G-roshens with a jury, was found guilty of the crime of burglary and sentenced. Post-trial motions having been refused, this appeal followed and the issues raised are limited to (a) the sufficiency of the evidence and (b), the propriety of admitting a statement made by defendant to a police officer after his arrest, and before he had secured counsel, that he had been in the apartment described in the indictment.

The following facts were proved. On October 16, 1963, Mr. and Mrs. Guerino and their five year old…