Commonwealth v. Murphy

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

Appellant and four others were indicted for robbery. The four pleaded guilty. Appellant was tried and convicted. Only one point is properly raised for review here; Avas there abuse of discretion in permitting certain exhibits (the signed confessions of the four accomplices )to go out with the jury in the circumstances disclosed by the evidence?

On the night of April 7th, 1927, appellant and the four who pleaded guilty “held up” a club in Pittsburgh and took a large sum of money. There is evidence that appellant suggested the robbery and arranged with several of his…