Commonwealth v. McLaughlin

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal from a refusal to grant a new trial or arrest judgment on a conviction of unlawful entry.

On October 25, 1972, the appellant, Thomas J. McLaughlin, Jr., and Ms wife lived in the Helen Marie Apartments in Lansdale, Montgomery County. Just down the hall lived the complainant, Mrs. Butscher, her husband and their young baby. Taking the evidence in a light most favorable to the Commonwealth, it is revealed that at approximately 1:00 p.m. on that date, Mrs. Butscher, who had gone out of her apartment for a few minutes to get her mail, entered her apartment to…