People v. Petrosky

Defendant was convicted on a charg’e of breaking* and entering in the daytime with intent to commit larceny. He appeals, claiming* error on the ground that the verdict was against the overwhelming* weight of evidence; that there was no proof of venue on the preliminary examination; and that the court erred in neglecting to define the crime of larceny in its charge to the jury.

Arthur Klimik, a hoy 11 years old, and a resident of Muskegon, was the principal witness for the people. He testified that on the morning of July 24, 1937, he went to the Polish Falcon Hall to help his aunt do some…