Commonwealth v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 340, Jan. T., 1924, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1923, No. 470, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree, in case of Commonwealth v. Mattie Jones. Indictment for murder. Before McDevitt, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree, on which sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 340, Jan. T., 1924, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1923, No. 470, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree, in case of Commonwealth v. Mattie Jones. Indictment for murder. Before McDevitt, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree, on which sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were rulings on evidence referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Defendant was indicted and convicted of murder of the first degree. The questions raised on this appeal re*370late to the admission of evidence offered by the Commonwealth to rebnt testimony of good character, produced on behalf of defendant.
The first assignment of error refers to the testimony of a witness called on behalf of the Commonwealth to rebut evidence of good character, who, when asked whether she had a conversation with defendant in regard to trouble the latter had at a previous time, answered, over objection, that defendant, at that time, during a quarrel…
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