Commonwealth v. Parsons

Opinion by

Price, J.,

Appellant, Arthur Garfield Parsons, was arrested on October 13,1973, on a charge of receipt of stolen property (guns). Appellant pled not guilty and waived his right to trial by jury. Following the trial on February 14, 1974, he was found guilty of receiving stolen goods. On March 13,1974, Mr. Parsons was sentenced to six to twenty-four *421months in the Luzerne County Prison, plus costs. This appeal was filed on March 27, 1974.

Appellant raises two issues which, he contends, require that he be granted a new trial. They are (1) that the Commonwealth did not sustain its burden…