Commonwealth v. Paese
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 7, May T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Dauphin Co., on verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. Frank Paese. Indictment for murder. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Errors assigned were (1, 2) the instructions, quoted in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Mitchell,
Briefly stated the substance of the case was that three Italians, who had been drinking (but to what extent they were affected by it became a question for the jury) got into an altercation about fares with the conductor and motorman of a car; a fight ensued between one of them, not the appellant, and the motorman, in which the latter, alleged to be much the larger and heavier man, beat the other severely. He then started back to his post at the front of the car when the appellant drew a revolver and fired five shots, stepping forward as he fired each shot.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Kilpatrick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
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- Lynch v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. KirklandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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