Commonwealth v. McDermott

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Appellant, Joseph McDermott, was convicted on five indictments charging: conspiracy with other members of an election board, to violate the election law®; unlawfully inserting names in voters’ certificates; making false return of votes; fraudulently registering votes on voting machines, and unlawfully certifying a return of votes at a municipal election held on November 4, 1941.

Appellant’s first contention is that the circumstantial evidence of his guilt does not rise to the required degree of proof and that he is entitled to a new trial on that ground. A reference to the…