Commonwealth v. Devine
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 20, April T., 1902, by defendant, from, judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1900, No. 587, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. James Devine, Annie Devine and Daniel Cherry. Indictment for larceny. Before Stowe, P. J. From the record it appeared that the prisoners were indicted jointly for larceny and receiving stolen goods. The goods alleged to be stolen consisted of dresses belonging to Boggs & Buhl of the city of Allegheny.
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Appeal, No. 20, April T., 1902, by defendant, from, judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1900, No. 587, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. James Devine, Annie Devine and Daniel Cherry. Indictment for larceny. Before Stowe, P. J. From the record it appeared that the prisoners were indicted jointly for larceny and receiving stolen goods. The goods alleged to be stolen consisted of dresses belonging to Boggs & Buhl of the city of Allegheny. The evidence as to the facts which connected the defendants with the crime is stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
Four defendants were jointly indicted for larceny and receiving stolen goods; three only were arrested and tried. They were convicted and their appeal here rests mainly upon the alleged insufficiency of the evidence to sustain a verdict of guilty. As to Annie Devine, one of the defendants, this complaint is not well founded. She was recognized as having been in the store of the prosecutors at or about the time of the alleged larceny and a receipt for an express package was found in a traveling bag in her room in a hotel in Cleveland at the time of her arrest. The package…
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