State v. Coroles

From a conviction of having knowingly received stolen property in violation of Comp. Laws Utah 1917, § 8297, defendant appeals.

The personal property alleged to have, been received by the defendant was several cases of cigarettes which had ■been stolen by a colored janitor named Garrett from the commissary of the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company at Ogden, Utah. The conviction rests upon the evidence of the self-confessed thief. His testimony shows that he procured the cigarettes from the commissary on the night of December 28, 1926, at the request of appellant and delivered them to appellant…