Commonwealth v. Light
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 255, Jan. T., 1899, by Commonwealth, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1898, No. 146, reversing sentence of Q. S. Lebanon Co., Dec T., 1897, No. 55, on verdict of guilty, in case of Commonwealth v. Ezra H. Light. Appeal from Superior Court. The facts appear from the report of the case in 10 Pa. Superior Ct. 66. Error assigned was judgment of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Fell,
For the reasons stated in the opinion of the Superior Court the mere proof of an unexecuted agreement entered into after a larceny has been committed, to participate in the sale of the goods known to have been stolen, is not in itself sufficient to sustain a conviction for receiving stolen goods. But we do not concur in the view that the part of the charge excepted to limited the jury to the facts stated therein and that the only question raised by the assignment is whether under the facts stated a conviction would be justi Bed. It was intended by the instruction to…
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