Commonwealth v. Divoskein
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 12, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., refusing to sustain writ of habeas corpus in case of Commonwealth v. Sadie Divoskein. Writ of habeas corpus. Before Carr, J. From the record it appears that the magistrate’s record was as follows: “Warrant issued on January 12,1912, on oath of Julia Siloski, defendant, charged with assault and battery. Brought up January 12, Julia Siloksi, sworn, Lewis Levit, sworn.
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Appeal, No. 12, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., refusing to sustain writ of habeas corpus in case of Commonwealth v. Sadie Divoskein. Writ of habeas corpus. Before Carr, J. From the record it appears that the magistrate’s record was as follows: “Warrant issued on January 12,1912, on oath of Julia Siloski, defendant, charged with assault and battery. Brought up January 12, Julia Siloksi, sworn, Lewis Levit, sworn. After hearing defendant charged with being idle, disorderly person. After hearing, defendant committed to the house of correction for three months.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This is an appeal by the relator from an order made after hearing upon habeas corpus remanding the relator to the house of correction, to which she had been committed by a magistrate for three months, but reducing the term *618of imprisonment imposed by the magistrate to thirty days. By writing filed it is agreed by the district attorney and counsel for the relator, that certain records and proceedings shall constitute the record to be considered on this appeal and amongst these are the transcript from the magistrate’s docket, the commitment, the petition for habeas corpus,…
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