Commonwealth v. Leilb
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 147, 296, 297 and 298, Oct. T., 1920, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant from judgment and sentence of Q. S. Pbila. Co., May Sessions, 1919, Nos. 663, 664, 665 and 666, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. William S. Leib. Indictment charging forgery and uttering and publishing four forged duplicate tax receipts of the treasurer of Pennsylvania. Before Johnson, P. J., 17th Judicial District, specially presiding.
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Appeals, Nos. 147, 296, 297 and 298, Oct. T., 1920, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant from judgment and sentence of Q. S. Pbila. Co., May Sessions, 1919, Nos. 663, 664, 665 and 666, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. William S. Leib. Indictment charging forgery and uttering and publishing four forged duplicate tax receipts of the treasurer of Pennsylvania. Before Johnson, P. J., 17th Judicial District, specially presiding. Verdict of guilty on the charge of forgery and not guilty on the charge of uttering a forged instrument. Defendant appealed. The facts are stated…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
The principal questions raised by this appeal are: (1) Is a duplicate tax receipt, not containing the seal of the state treasurer, the subject of a charge of fraudulently making and signing a written instrument to the prejudice of another’s right, with intent to defraud? (2) May a verdict stand which acquits a defendant of fraudulently uttering a written instrument, and, at the same time, finds him guilty of having fraudulently made and signed it, where the only proof of such fraudulent mak*421ing and signing within the county is found in the evidence of the uttering therein…
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