The case involves a jewelry store owner charged with attempting to receive stolen property. He purchased five gold chains from an informant for $30, who claimed they were stolen. The defendant argued that the chains were not stolen since they were in police custody. The trial court agreed, but the Commonwealth appealed, arguing that legal impossibility is not a defense in Pennsylvania.

Commonwealth v. Henley (1984)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
504 Pa. 408, 474 A.2d 1115

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