Commonwealth v. Conroy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 97, Oct. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Allegheny Co., on verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. John Conroy. Indictment for murder. Before Evans, J., and Taylor, J., specially presiding.
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Appeal, No. 97, Oct. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Allegheny Co., on verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. John Conroy. Indictment for murder. Before Evans, J., and Taylor, J., specially presiding. At the trial defendant made the following request: Counsel for defendant requests the court to so construe the act of 1901 in reference to the challenging of jurors, that the commonwealth be required first, to accept or challenge each juror after he has been examined, before the juror is turned over to the defense for acceptance or challenge,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
In this case the jury found defendant guilty of murder of *215the first degree. There appeared in the evidence every element necessary to establish the crime and the court passed sentence accordingly. The defendant now appeals, assigning' for error:
1. The court erroneously construed the act of the 9th of July, 1901, relative to the challenging of jurors.
2. The court wrongfully permitted the commonwealth to adduce certain alleged rebutting evidence after defendant had' closed his case.
8. The court erred in its charge as to what constituted a reasonable doubt, and in…
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