Commonwealth v. Spear

Citations

• 73 Pa. Super. 205
• 1919 Pa. Super. LEXIS 208

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Conversion—Evidence—Lease—Act of May 18, 1917, P. L. ¡241.</p> <p>In a prosecution under Act of May 18, 1917, P. L. 241, for the fraudulent conversion of certain horses, leased to the defendant, it is proper to admit in evidence the leases under which defendant obtained possession of the horses. And this is so, even if tho instruments were executed prior to the passage of the act.</p> <p>The basis of the crime was the fraudulent conversion of the property, and if such conversion took place subsequent to the passage of the act, a conviction will he sustained, even though the possession of the property was acquired prior to that time.</p>