Commonwealth v. Cohan

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia.

The appellant was found guilty by a jury on the charge of receiving stolen goods. After the trial court had refused motions for arrest of judgment and for a new trial he was sentenced to 2 years probation on condition that he pay $500 for the use of the county.

We think the judgment should be affirmed.

The defendant, Cohan, was a dealer in jewelry and operated a smelting company in May 1951 when Robert Smith started to sell him jewelry and gold which had been stolen.

Smith, it…