Commonwealth v. Green

Opinion by

Judge Pryor:

The statute provides that whoever shall receive stolen goods, the stealing whereof is punished as a felony or misdemeanor, knowing *717the same to be stolen, shall 'be confined in the penitentiary .not less than one nor more than six years; such offenders may be convicted though the principal offender has not been convicted. 1 Rev. Stat. 390. It is alleged in the indictment that the goods were stolen from the storehouse of Jos. Wallingford, in Mason County, by some person or persons unknown to the grand jury. The goods are also minutely described and their value stated. It…