Commonwealth v. Hayes

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the crimes of inciting to riot, participating in a riot and conspiracy to commit riot. Appellant’s motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were refused by the court below and sentence was imposed. In his appeal the appellant states the sole question to be whether or not the evidence was sufficient to warrant his conviction of the offenses charged. He does not allege any trial errors or make any objection to the trial judge’s charge.

Appellant was charged with committing these various crimes in connection with the disturbance…