Rosenberger v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OE QUARTER SESSIONS OE ARMSTRONG COUNTY. No. 31 October Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 71 December Term 1886, Q. S. On December 6, 1886, an information was. made by Alexander Hill against P. H. Rosenberger, Philip Rosenberger and Daniel Rosenberger, charging them with the larceny from the house of the informant and his mother, Catharine Hill, in Cowanshannock township, on April 3, 1883, of seven hams, of the value ten dollars, and ten pieces of…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OE QUARTER SESSIONS OE ARMSTRONG COUNTY. No. 31 October Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 71 December Term 1886, Q. S. On December 6, 1886, an information was. made by Alexander Hill against P. H. Rosenberger, Philip Rosenberger and Daniel Rosenberger, charging them with the larceny from the house of the informant and his mother, Catharine Hill, in Cowanshannock township, on April 3, 1883, of seven hams, of the value ten dollars, and ten pieces of pork, of the value of fifteen dollars, the property of the informant and said Catharine Hill. The information also charged…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Me. Justice Paxson :
It is seldom that a case comes before us with so little merit as this. The plaintiff in error was convicted of larceny in the court below, and now asks us to relieve him from the effect of his crime, because he says that it appears from the face of the *83indictment that the offence was barred by the statute of limitations.
The larceny was committed on the night of April 3, 1883. The property stolen consisted of a quantity of hams and pork, which was found concealed in a closet in the defendant’s house. When arrested the defendant induced the officer to remove his…
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