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COMMONWEALTH v. DAVIS

444 Pa. 11 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Davis, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

August 4, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Dangel, III, with him Alan Frank, for appellant.

Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorney, with her Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, August 4, 1971:

Appellant, Alonzo Davis, was convicted of receiving stolen goods. While several issues lurk in this appeal, our independent review of the record convinces us that there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant ever "received" the merchandise in question. Accordingly, we reverse.

Initially, we note that the conduct of appellant's self-retained...

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