Commonwealth v. Meyers

Opinion bx

Reno, J.,

The sole question is whether the Commonwealth’s wholly circumstantial evidence sustains appellant’s conviction of receiving stolen goods.

The uncontradicted evidence is that on January 24, 1943, the premises of Joseph M. Beatty in Pittsburgh were burglarized and 4000 spark plugs stolen. They were “Auto Lite” plugs and known as types T-9, T-7, B-7, TH-8, TIT-4, and F-ll. The TH-4s were a new type, specially developed for heavy duty automobile trucks, were still in “the experimental stage”, and comparatively few had been sold. The F-lls were originally designed for the old…