Commonwealth v. Comer

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

The appellant, his son, Willard E. Comer, Jr., and John Hiestand, were indicted for burglary, larceny, violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, and possession of burglary tools. Willard E. Comer, Jr., entered a plea of guilty. Comer, Sr., and Hiestand were found guilty by verdict of a jury.

During the night of January 19, 1950, Comer, Jr., and Hiestand left the city of Washington, where they lived together, and travelled by automobile to Bentley-ville. They there “cased” the Moose Club and waited until the steward of the club left about 2:00 A.M. on the morning of January…