Commonwealth v. Cathcart

BLOOM, J.,

Louis Cathcart, was convicted by a jury for rape, rape of a female under 16 years of age, assault with intent to ravish and corrupting the morals of a minor. Defendant thereafter filed a motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, asserting as grounds that:

1. The verdict was against the law;

2. The verdict was against the weight of the law;

3. The verdict was against the evidence;

4. The verdict was against the weight of the evidence;

5. The court erred in permitting the wife of defendant to testify against him;

6. His constitutional rights were violated in that he was not brought…