Commonwealth v. Shoemaker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 45, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Luzerne Co., January Sess. 1913, No. 227, on verdict of guilty of manslaughter in case of Commonwealth v. Stanley Shoemaker. Indictment for murder. Before O’Boyle, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict of guilty of, manslaughter upon which sentence of fine of $100.00 and costs, and imprisonment of from six to twelve years was imposed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 45, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Luzerne Co., January Sess. 1913, No. 227, on verdict of guilty of manslaughter in case of Commonwealth v. Stanley Shoemaker. Indictment for murder. Before O’Boyle, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict of guilty of, manslaughter upon which sentence of fine of $100.00 and costs, and imprisonment of from six to twelve years was imposed. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was the refusal of the court to withdraw a juror and continue the case on account of certain remarks of counsel.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The only assignments of error insisted upon in this case concern an alleged abuse of discretion by the court below.
The defendant was indicted and tried for murder; the Commonwealth pressed for a verdict of second degree and the jury rendered one of voluntary manslaughter. The deceased was hurt during the course of a bar-room altercation and died a week afterwards; it was con*257tended that if the death was due to the alleged actions of the defendant, such actions weré in self-defense and without an intent to do material harm to anyone. It appeared that directly…
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