People v. Goldman

Defendant appeals from a conviction of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to steal.

It is the claim of the people that one Andrew Johnson, Jr., and 2 other unidentified persons perpetrated the actual breaking, entering and stealing, but that defendant planned the crime and furnished a truck for transporting the goods to be stolen.

After his arrest, Johnson made a statement to officers which was taken and transcribed by a stenographer and thereafter read, corrected and signed by Johnson. The statement admitted his guilt and definitely named defendant as the person who had planned…