Commonwealth v. Bartello

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

The appellant, Michael Bortello, was tried before the Honorable Leo McKay sitting without a jury on indictments charging him with the crimes of obtaining money under false pretenses and fraudulent conversion. A demurrer was sustained to the false pretense charge and he was found guilty of fraudulent conversion. Post-trial motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were overruled and he was sentenced to a term of not less than six months nor more than three years imprisonment. It should be pointed out that the trial was held before the Honorable Leo McKay, but…