Commonwealth v. Harbaugh

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

James Harbaugh was convicted by a jury of fornication and bastardy. lie was sentenced on both charges after motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial had been denied by the court below. This appeal followed.

The defendant contends that the evidence produced by the Commonwealth was insufficient to sustain a conviction, and that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. If there is evidence to sustain the verdict, the court may not arrest judgment, but it may grant a new trial if the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. Commonwealth v. Coyle,…