State v. McRae

Littlejohn, Justice:

The defendant, Gene McRae, appeals from his conviction of housebreaking, safecracking, and larceny. We affirm that conviction.

The questions raised on this appeal concern the search of a red Pontiac automobile and the seizure by police officers of recently stolen goods from the car; it is the contention of appellant that the goods were wrongfully seized and should not have been admitted in evidence.

The facts leading to appellant’s conviction may be summarized as follows:

Around three o’clock A. M., February 7, 1968, James Nettles’ food store was broken into. The store’s safe…