Commonwealth v. DONALD

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

These two appeals are by defendants, Thomas G. Donald and Barbara L. Lewis, from convictions and sentences on indictments charging each with the crime of adultery committed on various occasions between December 28, 1958, and January 21, 1959. See Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, §505, 18 PS §4505. Both defendants are married but they were separated from their respective spouses at the time they allegedly committed adultery with each other. The prosecutions were instituted at the instance of Donald’s wife and her uncle.

Defendants were tried before a judge of the Court…