People v. Gatti

In the early morning hours of November 8, 1964, Bob’s Super Market, located in the Town of Evans, Erie County, *253was forcibly entered and a 300-pound safe stolen and carried off in an automobile. Investigation led the police to believe that the safe and the men who had taken it were located in a residence on Herr Bo ad. Arriving at the dwelling, the officers heard movements inside and sought to gain admission, without success, by rapping on the door. They continued to keep the house under surveillance and, some time later, observed that the interior of the building was on fire. As dense and…