Commonwealth v. Stallone

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Appellant was indicted for the murder, on November 7, 1922, of Laurenza Semenza, and convicted of murder of the first degree. The trial consumed seven days of the court’s time, and we have before us a record of 900 pages. An examination of the proceedings discloses errors which require us to send the case back for á new trial.

Defendant claims, among other things, that a fair and impartial trial was not accorded him because of the prejudicial attitude and remarks by the court concerning defendant’s counsel. During the cross-examination of a witness for the…