Commonwealth v. Ornato

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

Albert Ornato was tried with others before a jury in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County on a number of charges involving bribery, corrupt solicitation, conspiracy and operating a lottery. He was convicted of corrupt solicitation. The jury either acquitted him or could not agree upon a verdict on the other indictments.

After the court below refused the defendant’s motion for arrest of judgment and for a new trial, he was sentenced to pay a fine of $1000 and to undergo imprisonment of not less than one nor more than two years. He appealed to this Court…