In re Application to Adjudge Moore

Layton, J.:

As a result of the testimony produced at the hearing, I find the following facts:

Defendant is a partner in Moore Bros., electrical contractors. He has no familiarity with the law. On the evening of March 15, 1956, he was told by his brother, another partner, to go over to the Magistrate’s office and identify certain property believed to have been stolen from their store. Upon arriving at the Magistrate’s, he met the local police chief, identified the property as that of his firm and a warrant was drawn up against the accused, who was already in the custody of the police. This…