Commonwealth v. Salot
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 270, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, April Sessions, 1918, No. 27, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Charles Salot. Indictment for larceny and receiving, stolen goods. Before Gilpin, J. The indictment charged the defendant with larceny of a certain Ford automobile and, in addition, with receiving stolen goods by purchasing an automobile with the knowledge that it was stolen.
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Appeal, No. 270, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, April Sessions, 1918, No. 27, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Charles Salot. Indictment for larceny and receiving, stolen goods. Before Gilpin, J. The indictment charged the defendant with larceny of a certain Ford automobile and, in addition, with receiving stolen goods by purchasing an automobile with the knowledge that it was stolen. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty of receiving a stolen automobile and not guilty of larceny of the same. Defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The defendant appellant was tried in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia upon a bill of indictment containing two counts, one charging larceny and the other receiving stolen goods, etc. He was convicted upon the latter count and duly sentenced and from that sentence this appeal comes.
The record shows no alleged trial errors. The appellant now rests his case solely on the ground that the municipal court had no jurisdiction to try the defendant because the legislature was without power to confer such jurisdiction in a case where the bill of indictment had been found in the…
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