Commonwealth v. McCue
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 32, March T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Luzerne Co.; Sept. T., 1910, No. 451, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Thomas McCue. Indictment for perjury. Before Fuller, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty, upon which the prisoner was sentenced to pay a fine of $100, and undergo imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year, nor more than seven years.
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Appeal, No. 32, March T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Luzerne Co.; Sept. T., 1910, No. 451, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Thomas McCue. Indictment for perjury. Before Fuller, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty, upon which the prisoner was sentenced to pay a fine of $100, and undergo imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year, nor more than seven years. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for the prisoner.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The appellant was tried and convicted in the court be*418low upon an indictment charging him with perjury, founded upon an affidavit which it was alleged he had made before the election board of the election district of South Wilkes-Barre township. One James Burke offered himself as a voter at the election in question, stating that his name was Thomas Miles, and as his name did not appear upon the register list he was informed by the election officers that he would have to make an affidavit and that an affidavit would be required, also, by a qualified voter of the election…
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