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COM. v. ADAMS

479 Pa. 508 (1978)

388 A.2d 1046

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert ADAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 14, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Defender Assn. of Phila., Benjamin Lerner, Defender, Leonard Sosnov, Asst. Defender, John W. Packel, Asst. Defender, Chief, Appeals Div., for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Michael R. Stiles, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Robert Adams was indicted under the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3921 ("Theft by unlawful taking or disposition") and 3925 ("Receiving stolen property") for theft of an automobile.1 A court sitting without jury convicted appellant of violating section 3921. Upon appellant's request for a disposition under section 3925, the court acquitted him thereunder solely because...

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