Commonwealth v. Burns

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

Appellant Frank Burns was indicted for the crime of extortion; and both he and appellant Frank Domenick were indicted for obtaining property by false pretense, and conspiracy to cheat and defraud. They were tried jointly and the jury returned verdicts of guilty on all indictments. Motions for new trials and for arrest of the judgments were filed by both appellants and refused. Judgments of sentence were imposed and entered and these appeals followed.

The facts briefly stated are as follows: Frank Burns was the superintendent of the Cambria County Home located near…