Heyroth v. State

The new criminal code (Title XLV, Stats. 1955) did not take effect until July 1, 1956, so that the 1953 statutes are applicable to the instant prosecution. Sec. 343.19, Stats. 1953, under which Heyroth was charged, reads as follows:

“Any person who shall buy, receive, conceal, or aid in the concealment of stolen money, goods, or property, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall receive the same punishment as is hereinbefore provided for the stealing of such money, goods, or property; and in any prosecution for such offense it shall not be necessary to aver or prove that the person who…