State v. Stockman

Armstrong, J. † —

Defendant Vernon Russell Stockman was charged with the commission of three counts of burglary and three counts of petit larceny. These stemmed from the entry of three different rooms in three different motels within a 4-block radius in the city of Seattle in the early morning of September 24, 1965. Property of the occupants was taken from each motel room.

Appellant was apprehended in the vicinity of the motels after the police had been notified. A search of the defendant revealed property later proved to have been stolen from the motel rooms. Appellant was positively…