People v. Collins

Defendants Ralph Collins and Nathaniel Malone, having waived trial by jury, were found guilty by the court of a violation of Penal Code section 464. After judgment imposing suspended state prison sentences, they were placed on probation. Their appeal is from the judgment.

The record discloses the following. “Maximart’’ is a discount store in Palo Alto. It occupies a building at the rear of which is a large storeroom, separated from the public store portion by a concrete block wall. The storeroom may be entered by means of a metal-covered wooden door. When the store is closed this door is kept…