Commonwealth v. Kiefaber

Biester, P. J.,

Defendant, William Kiefaber, having been convicted by a jury of the *452charges of burglary and conspiracy has moved for a new trial. In order to appreciate the problems involved, it is necessary that we refer in some detail to the nature of the charges against defendant and the evidence produced before the jury to establish his guilt.

At approximately '3 to 3:15 on the early morning of December 17, 1959, Richard Cantillon and Edward Martella broke into the Quaker Lanes Bowling Alley on Route 309, sometimes called the Bethlehem Pike, in Bucks County, making their entry through the…