Commonwealth v. Moskovitz

Keller, P. J.,

Opinion by

The appellants, Rose Moskovitz (No. 114) and Philip Steinman (No. 113) were jointly charged in one indictment with (1) assault and battery, and (2) aggravated assault and battery, upon Hyman Moskovitz, the husband of the one defendant and the step-father of the other. They were tried on October 13, 1939j and were found guilty. On November 3, 1939 each defendant was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment in the county prison, which is well within the maximum sentence for simple assault and. battery.

The evidence in the case was sufficient to support the verdict.

A motion…