French v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

Two grounds are urged by appellant, French for a reversal of the judgment of conviction (1), tbe trial court admitted incompetent evidence — evidence obtained without a search warrant in violation of section 10 of the Constitution; and (2), the court required appellant on cross-examination, when offering himself as a witness, to give evidence against himself concerning other offenses than that charged in the indictment. These grounds are subdivided by counsel for appellant and argued at great length.

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