Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bowman
Dauphin County Court of Quarter Sessions
Decided February 15, 1935No. 147Published
1Opinion of the Court
Fox, J.,
We have before us a motion to quash the indictment based upon the following reason:
“1. It is based upon an information which is fatally defective because the affiant does not set forth what the information was which he received, nor from whom he received it, nor that it is so to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.”
The information is as follows: “That from information received which he believes to be true, on or about to wit: the 24th day of December, 1934, and at divers other days and dates prior thereto within the last past 6 months, in the City of Harrisburg, County…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SchwartzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Commonwealth v. CampbellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Commonwealth v. Certain Intoxicating LiquorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Commonwealth v. Certain Intoxicating LiquorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877