People v. Bentley

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. MCLA 750.92; MSA 28.287; MCLA 750.110; MSA 28.305.

Vol Pentero lived in an apartment located over his store at 12226 Woodrow Wilson in the city of Detroit. On February 13, 1971 he closed the store at 10:30 p.m. and locked the front door. The door had two boards nailed across it because the glass was broken. The next morning at about 5:30 he was awakened by the barking of his dog which he kept in the store. As he listened, he heard a plank fall. Looking out his front window, located…