Commonwealth v. Scheiring

Citations

• 61 Pa. Super. 261
• 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 312

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Statute of limitations — Larceny by cleric — Acts of March SI, 1860, Section 107, P. L. 882, and June 12, 1878, P. L. 196,</p> <p>The offense defined by Section 107 of the Act of March 31,1860, P. L. 382, that is, larceny by a clerk, servant or employee of property of his employer which he had received by virtue of his employment in the name of his employer, is felony and the period of limitation against its prosecution is fixed by Section 77 of the Act of March 31, 1860, P. L. 427, as two years next after the felony was committed. The limitation of four years as provided by Section 6 of the Act of June 12, 1878, P. L. 196, relating to offenses by employees of public or private corporations, does not apply to such an offense.</p>