Commonwealth v. Samson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 134, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Pbila. Co., July Sessions, 1919, No. 485, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Reginald C. Samson. Indictment for embezzlement, larceny and receiving stolen goods. Before McCullen, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict of guilty of larceny and receiving stolen goods, on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 134, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Pbila. Co., July Sessions, 1919, No. 485, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Reginald C. Samson. Indictment for embezzlement, larceny and receiving stolen goods. Before McCullen, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict of guilty of larceny and receiving stolen goods, on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were the charge of the court, refusal to quash the indictment and refusal to direct a verdict in favor of defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The trial of the defendant upon an indictment containing two counts, the first charging larceny and the second receiving stolen goods, resulted in a verdict of guilty, and the court imposed sentence upon the first count. The defendant appeals from that judgment.
The defendant moved to quash the indictment, the only ground alleged for such action being: “Because the indictment against the above named defendant.does not contain the name of the prosecutor endorsed thereon.” The fact that no prosecutor’s name was endorsed on the bill returned by the grand jury was not ground…
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