Commonwealth v. Justice

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

In this appeal, we must decide whether a defendant, the alleged sole participant in the talcing of goods from *539a department store, may be convicted in a non-jury trial of receiving stolen goods, after being acquitted of larceny.

As in every appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be read in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth be given the benefit of all reasonable inferences arising therefrom : Commonwealth v. Elam, 221 Pa. Superior Ct. 315, 316, 293 A. 2d 103 (1972). The evidence shows that on April 25, 1973, Detective Elizabeth…