Commonwealth v. McClellan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 27, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Blair Co., Oct. T., 1908, No. 35, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. George McClellan. Indictment for larceny and for receiving stolen goods. Before Bell, 'P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty, upon which judgment of sentence was passed.
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Appeal, No. 27, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Blair Co., Oct. T., 1908, No. 35, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. George McClellan. Indictment for larceny and for receiving stolen goods. Before Bell, 'P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty, upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Errors assigned were (1-13) various rulings on evidence and instructions set forth at length in the opinion of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
Upon the argument of this case, we heard only the appel-. lant’s presentation of it. There was neither appearance nor paper-book for the appellee. We were impressed by the argument of the appellant’s counsel and approached the consideration of the case with a strong predisposition toward reversal. A careful reading of the entire testimony, however, and rather prolonged consideration thereof and of the legal questions involved has led the opinion writer to the final conclusion that the conviction of the defendant was justified, and that the question of his guilt was…
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