Commonwealth v. Gold

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

On July 7, 1970, defendant Gold, who operated a used car agency, was tried on a charge of cheating by false pretenses. The trial judge, sitting without a jury, found appellant guilty as charged and sentenced the defendant to three years probation plus payment of $1,-000 to the use of the county plus costs. Subsequently, this appeal was filed.

The charge of cheating by false pretenses brought against defendant arose from his sale of a used automobile to the complainant, Mr. Eugene WotursM. Defendant testified that he was both an employee (salesman) and half-owner of this…