Commonwealth v. Sears

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

The appellant, William Sears, together with one, Burt McGinley, were charged with having taken a wall *33safe from the home of one, Philip Venitsky, on March 20, 1957. They were indicted and tried in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County on indictments charging burglary, larceny and receiving stolen goods. McGinley was acquitted, the appellant convicted. Both were acquitted of a bill charging conspiracy.

Motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied and the appellant was sentenced to the Eastern State Penitentiary for a term of two and one-half…