Commonwealth v. Wright

Opinion by

Spaulding, J.,

Appellant Charles W. Wright was convicted by a jury on June 20, 1968, of cheating by fraudulent pretenses in violation of the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, §836, as amended, 18 P.S. §4836.1 His motion in arrest of judgment was denied on May 26, 1970, by the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County. This appeal followed.

In October 1967, appellant entered into an oral agreement with the prosecutor, James Irvine, owner of the Irvine Tire Company in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, whereby Irvine would supply automobile tires to appellant for retail sale. Pursuant to that…