Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Mervin

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Chester County

Decided May 11, 1973No. nos. 185 and 186Published

1Opinion of the Court

WAJERT, J.,

Defendant was found guilty by a jury on four counts of a bill of indictment charging subornation of perjury and one count of a bill of indictment charging him with conspiracy. Verdicts of not guilty were returned by the jury on other counts charging perjury and subornation of perjury. *63Motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were timely filed. Argument was heard before the court en banc.

Defendant asserts 19 reasons in support of his motion for a new trial.

I. Defendant alleges the court erred in charging the jury that the “two-witness rule” does not apply to proof of the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. AmosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. RankinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. StewartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Commonwealth v. OsborneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969

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