People v. Merlo

Testimony established that on Jánnary 6, 1967, the defendant went to his estranged wife’s place of employment and there shot and killed her. His flight from Michigan took him to Ohio and subsequently to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he took a hotel room. While in this hotel, defendant entered the adjoining room, stole a bank passbook, and closed out the account in the name of the account holder. Having received a check in the name of the account holder for the funds in the account, defendant forged the account holder’s signature and endorsed the check to himself. He was apprehended by the…