People v. Compton

Defendant and his brother, Chester Compton, were jointly tried and convicted by a jury of breaking and entering a gun shop with intent to commit larceny. MCLA § 750.110 (Stat Ann 1970 Cum Supp § 28.305). The breaking and entering occurred around 1 a.m., March 4, 1968. Both Comptons were arrested at the scene, Chester inside the gun shop, Kearney outside in a parked automobile.

At trial, the manager of the shop testified that the Comptons, together with two other men, were in the shop two days before the breaking and entering. One of the arresting officers testified that after arriving at the…