Commonwealth v. Carter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 467, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Pbila. Co., Sept. T., 1920, No. 541, on verdict of murder of the first degree, in case of Commonwealth v. Earl Carter, alias Earl French. Indictment for murder. Before McCullen, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree, upon which sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned appear by opinion of Supreme Court, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
Earl Carter was convicted of the murder of Richard Manus, and, a new trial having been refused, he was sentenced as required by law. From the judgment entered, an appeal has been taken, in which no complaint is made of the conduct of the trial or the charge of the court. The testimony discloses all of the ingredients *553necessary to the rendition of a verdict of murder of the first degree, and, if believed, fully justifies the finding made. Unless some harm has been done the defendant by the refusal to grant a new trial on the ground of after-discovered evidence, the…
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