People v. Bowman

Robert Bowman and a codefendant were tried for and convicted of the crime of breaking and entering on May 13, 1969, after a two-day jury trial. Defendant’s motion for a new trial in the circuit court was denied February 17, 1970, and he appeals as of right.

A witness observed from his bedroom window on the second floor of an apartment building, defendant and his codefendant, on February 19, 1969, from about 5:15 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. The two men had driven into the parking lot reserved for tenants of the apartment building and, after waiting in their car for a short while, walked across the…