Commonwealth v. Novak

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

Defendant, Leonard Novak, has appealed from judgment and sentence following his conviction on an indictment charging armed robbery. Novak was jointly indicted and tried with Joseph Boyle and Joseph Rogers, who were his alleged accomplices in holding up Sam Maruzzi at his grocery store at 643 Moosic Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania, at or about ten o’clock p. m. on De cember 11, 1947. They were convicted. The three defendants moved for new trials. Boyle and Rogers withdrew their motions and were sentenced. Novak’s motion for new trial was refused, and he has appealed.

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