Commonwealth v. Moyer
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 207, 208, \Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. PMla. County, August Sessions, 1919, Nos. 474-477, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph T. Moyer. Indictments for perjury, and for making false entries in a statement in writing of a corporation. Before Davis, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeals, Nos. 207, 208, \Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. PMla. County, August Sessions, 1919, Nos. 474-477, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph T. Moyer. Indictments for perjury, and for making false entries in a statement in writing of a corporation. Before Davis, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were various rulings on evidence, the charge of the court, answers to points, and refusal of defendant’s…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
The defendant was tried and convicted on two indictments. The one charged him with making false entries in a statement to the commissioner of banking of the financial condition of the North Penn Bank, a state bank of which he was cashier; the other with perjury in making oath to the truth and correctness of said false statement. Twenty-seven assignments of error are filed in this court, none of which warrants the reversal of the judgments. We will consider them, or such of them as require special reference, under ten heads.
1. It was within the sound discretion of the…
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