People v. Wilbourne

Defendant was convicted by a jury of larceny in a building, MCLA 750.360; MSA 28.592.

A witness, Bertha Fails, saw the defendant enter the Montgomery Ward store in downtown Flint with a folded shopping bag under his arm; she promptly notified an off-duty Flint policeman and part-time safety inspector at the store of the defendant’s presence in the store. The witness and the policeman saw the defendant browsing in the radio and television area of the store. The officer, in an observation position some 45 feet behind the defendant, saw the defendant stop in front of a portable stereo console…