Commonwealth v. Wright

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

James Wright was convicted of burglary and larceny on a bill of indictment charging burglary, larceny, and receiving stolen goods. He was found not guilty of receiving stolen goods. On another bill he was convicted of conspiracy.

He was sentenced from one to five years on May 27, 1957, and his appeal to this Court was filed on July 8, 1957, but the writ of certiorari was not filed until July 29, 1957.

The Commonwealth urges that the appeal should be quashed because the writ was not filed within the prescribed forty-five days or a reasonable time thereafter.

The Act of May…