Commonwealth v. Craven

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The appellant, Frank A. Craven, was indicted for murder and manslaughter in connection with the death of Frank Camodeca, a prisoner in the Philadelphia County prison at Holmesburg. After a trial lasting eight days, the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Motion for a new trial was heard by the court in banc and refused.

This appeal is from the sentence imposed of imprisonment from one to three years.

In Philadelphia there are two county prisons. Both were under the,immediate management of Superintendent Mills, who had…