Commonwealth v. Fisher
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 69, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., delinquent certificate, No. 645, committing, defendant to house of refuge in case of Commonwealth v. Frank Fisher. Indictment for larceny. From the record it appeared that the defendant, a boy of fourteen years old, was indicted for larceny and pleaded not guilty.
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Appeal, No. 69, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., delinquent certificate, No. 645, committing, defendant to house of refuge in case of Commonwealth v. Frank Fisher. Indictment for larceny. From the record it appeared that the defendant, a boy of fourteen years old, was indicted for larceny and pleaded not guilty. After the indictment, upon certificate by the district attorney certifying that a prosecution was not required, the court of quarter sessions, sitting as a juvenile court, by Davis, J., committed the defendant to the house of refuge.' The case turned…
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Beaver, J.,
In Mansfield’s case, 22 Pa. Superior Ct. 224, we construed and held unconstitutional the Act of May 21, 1901, P, L. 279, *178for the reasons therein set forth. It was entitled an act “ To regulate the treatment and control of- dependent, neglected and delinquent children, under the age of sixteen years; providing for the establishment of juvenile courts; regulating the practice before such courts; providing for the appointment of probation officers; prohibiting the commitment to jail or police station of a child under fourteen years of age ; providing for the appointment,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wheeler v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
- Sugar Notch BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Commonwealth ex rel. Cambria County v. LloydSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Mansfield's CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Rose v. Beaver CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
3Cited by2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- United States ex rel. Yonick v. BriggsDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1920