People v. Beem

Appellant, Doren Beem, and Ronald Mishler were charged jointly by indictment with burglary in violation of section 459 of the Penal Code. A jury found them both guilty of burglary in the second degree. On this appeal taken only by Beem from the judgment of conviction and the order denying his motion for a new trial, the sole contention is that the evidence does not sustain the judgment.

The record reveals the following facts: On July 5, 1959, Mr. Vuko, the copartner of the Golden Cask bar at 1725 Haight Street in San Francisco, arrived at his place of business about 11 p. m., and relieved the…