Commonwealth v. Holstein
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 227, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Phila. Co., Oct. Sessions, 1919, No. 572, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Holstein. Indictment for receiving stolen goods. Before Bar-ratt, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 227, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Phila. Co., Oct. Sessions, 1919, No. 572, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Holstein. Indictment for receiving stolen goods. Before Bar-ratt, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were refusal of defendant’s points and refusal of the motions in arrest of judgment and for new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The indictment charges the defendant with receiving on September 22, 1919, certain articles the property of Grushin and other articles the property of Brodshy knowing that the said property had been feloniously stolen and taken away. After the testimony had been received, the learned trial judge was asked to give binding instructions in favor of the defendant. There was also a point submitted that as the indictment charged the defendant with receiving stolen goods, the property of two distinct persons, in but one count, that the indictment was bad and invalid on account…
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- Kilrow v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
- Fulmer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Commonwealth v. AultSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Commonwealth v. DicksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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