Cornell v. State

Plaintiff in error, referred to herein as the defendant, was convicted of receiving stolen property, and was sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of four years. The information charged that he had received and purchased “1 Firestone 700-17 tire, with tube, and one 1939 Ford V-8 truck wheel attached,” of the value of $41.75, the property of a third party, knowing it to have been stolen, and with intent to defraud the owner.

Defendant operated a new and second-hand goods store in the city of Norfolk. The state’s evidence showed that on January 21, 1939, about 6:30 p. m., a 22-year-old…