Commonwealth v. Mitchell

FRANCIOSA, J.,

Defendant, charged with the offense of cheating by fraudulent pretenses, was convicted in a jury trial. Thereafter, defendant filed motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment.

Since defendant was found guilty, we must review the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, giving it the benefit of all favorable inferences that can reasonably be drawn from the testimony.

Following this well-established principle, we will briefly set forth the facts of this rather unique case.

On October 31, 1972, Pennsylvania State Trooper James J. Margie was on duty in the City…