Commonwealth v. Grekis

BECK, Judge:

Appellant Angelo Grekis was tried and convicted by a jury of nineteen (19) separate counts of both receiving stolen property 1 and nineteen (19) separate counts of criminal conspiracy. 2 The convictions arose as a result of a fencing operation involving the receipt and sale of stolen cigarettes by the operators of the Quick Stop restaurant in Pittsburgh. The primary issue at trial and on appeal is the sufficiency of the proof of appellant’s participation in and knowledge of the fencing operation. Following the denial of post-trial motions, appellant was sentenced to consecutive…