Commonwealth v. Ellis

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

'The defendant, Robert A. Ellis, was convicted under an indictment charging burglary. No motion was made for a new trial but after sentence was imposed the defendant appealed. The indictment was drawn under the Act of 1939, June 24, P. L. 872, §901, 18 P'S §4901, which provides: “Whoever, at any time, wilfully and maliciously, enters any building, with intent to commit any felony therein, is guilty of burglary, a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or to undergo imprisonment, by separate or…