Commonwealth v. Brown

Dissenting Opinion by

Hoffman, J.:

Appellant pleaded guilty to being an accessory before the fact to larceny, being an accessory after the fact to larceny, and receiving stolen goods. The bill to which he pleaded states, in pertinent part: “. . . [0]n or about the 13th day of January, 1966, . . . the Defendant . . . did unlawfully and knowingly act as an accessory before the fact to the felony of larceny in that he unlawfully and knowingly assisted, counselled, and abetted one G-lenn Benninger to encourage Douglas L. Rezyle, a minor, to steal from his father, money, in the amount of…