Commonwealth v. Page
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 319, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Fayette Co., Sept. T., 1919, No. 10, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. Lewis Page. Indictment for murder. Before Van Swearingen, P. J. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1-3) rulings on evidence and (4) that the charge was inadequate as to motive.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The appellant was convicted of murder of the first degree, the ingredients necessary to constitute that of*274fense having been proved to exist. The trial judge charged the jury fully upon the law applicable to the facts, and there is no merit in the fourth assignment complaining of his failure to instruct them adequately as to the weight to be given the testimony introduced by the Commonwealth for the purpose of proving motive on the part of the defendant, for no request was asked for such instruction: Com. v. Caraffa, 222 Pa. 297; Com. v. Pacito, 229 Pa. 328.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PacitoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Hopkins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1865
- Commonwealth v. CaraffaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
3Cited by2 opinions
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- State v. GalvanoDelaware Court of Oyer and Terminer · 1930