Commonwealth v. Calderbank

Opinion bt

Hirt, J.,

In the early morning of March 10, 1947, two men broke into the Philmont Country Club in Montgomery County and stole a quantity of bottled whiskey and other liquors worth about $1,200. Of the two, this defendant alone was identified. He was convicted of statutory burglary and larceny. In this appeal from the sentence imposed, defendant seeks a new trial because of alleged error in the admission of statements made by an employee of the club on the morning of the crimes, identifying him as one of the offenders. Defendant also contends that there is reversible error in the…