Commonwealth v. Crowley
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 29, Feb. T., 1904, by-defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Clinton Co., Sept. T., 1908, No. 1, on verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter in case of Commonwealth v. Michael Crowley. Indictment for murder. At the trial it appeared that shortly after midnight of June 25, 1903, the defendant shot and killed William J. Ryan under circumstances stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 29, Feb. T., 1904, by-defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Clinton Co., Sept. T., 1908, No. 1, on verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter in case of Commonwealth v. Michael Crowley. Indictment for murder. At the trial it appeared that shortly after midnight of June 25, 1903, the defendant shot and killed William J. Ryan under circumstances stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The commonwealth made the following offer: It has been testified here, on the part of the defense, that William J. Ryan was about five feet nine inches tall. We offer in evidence Ms discharge from…
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Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
On the trial of the case the defendant introduced evidence of the height and weight of his adversary for the purpose of showing disparity of physical strength. This was admittedly competent and was material under the facts disclosed. This evidence showed, among other things, that Ryan was about five -feet nine inches high. In reply to the evidence for the defendant on this point, the commonwealth introduced a paper purporting to be a certificate of discharge of Ryan from the United States Army which contained a descriptive list stating the age, height, complexion,…
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