Commonwealth v. Donaducy

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This is a prosecution for criminal libel under the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, par. 412, 18 PS sec. 4412. Before trial, the defendant filed a motion to quash the indictment, which motion was refused. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, the defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment was refused, and after sentence was imposed he took this appeal.

The defendant contends that the court below erred in refusing to sustain his motion to quash the indictment and his subsequent motion in arrest of judgment. Both motions are based upon an alleged infirmity in the indictment in…