Commonwealth v. Elam

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Appellant was convicted of receiving stolen goods. The sole issue he raises is the sufficiency of the evidence to show that the goods he received were in fact stolen or feloniously taken. He does not question the proof of the other elements of the crime, namely that he received the goods and knew or should have known them to be stolen.

The evidence must be read in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth must be given the benefit of all reasonable inferences arising therefrom in considering a motion in arrest of judgment following a guilty verdict.…