Commonwealth v. Miller
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 35, April T., 1897, by defendants, from judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., March Sess., 1897, No. 320, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for subornation of perjury. Before Kennedy, P. J. It appears from the record and evidence that the defendants •were indicted, tried and convicted on. a charge of subornation of perjury. Other facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. Yerdict of guijty and sentence thereon. Defendants appealed.
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Appeal, No. 35, April T., 1897, by defendants, from judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., March Sess., 1897, No. 320, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for subornation of perjury. Before Kennedy, P. J. It appears from the record and evidence that the defendants •were indicted, tried and convicted on. a charge of subornation of perjury. Other facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. Yerdict of guijty and sentence thereon. Defendants appealed. Errors assigned were, (1) In not quashing the indictment. (2) In overruling the defendants’ objection to the admission of the testimony of James…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Smith J.,
The appellants, Jacob Miller and Samuel Harris, were indicted and convicted of subornation of perjury. One J. F. Latimer,, having been arrested on a warrant issued by an alderman of the city of Pittsburg, charging him with a criminal offense, in default of bail was committedfor trial. Subsequently James Nolan, accompanied by the appellants, appeared before the alderman, and offered himself as bail for Latimer’s appearance at court. Being sworn and examined by the alderman as to his ownership of property, he stated that he owned real estate in Pittsburg worth $2,000, clear…
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