People v. Shannon

Julius Shannon, Jr., appeals a judgment convicting him of burglary. He demands a reversal on the grounds that (1) the evidence against him was illegally obtained, (2) he was improperly cross-examined, (3) erroneous instructions were given and proper instructions were refused.

After midnight in late February 1956, appellant and his codefendant Williams took a drive in appellant’s automobile along the streets of Los Angeles. Williams suggested the idea of obtaining cigarettes from some store. On Main Street they found the weapon for their purpose, a piece of cement brick. While driving on West…