State v. Cohn

The defendant was found guilty of receiving and concealing stolen goods in violation of § 53-65 of the General Statutes. He has appealed, assigning as error the conclusion of the court in its legal construction of the statute, and the finding that on all the evidence the defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The case was tried solely on a stipulation of facts which substantially recited the following: Certain antiques and other articles were stolen from the Fitzgerald home about January 19, 1962. Thereafter, the thieves sold some of the articles to the defendant for $25. The…