Commonwealth v. Barille
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 313, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Luzerne Co., Feb. T., 1920, No. 179, on verdict of guilty of manslaughter, in case of Commonwealth v. James Barille. Indictment for murder. Before G arm an, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Yerdict of guilty of manslaughter upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 313, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Luzerne Co., Feb. T., 1920, No. 179, on verdict of guilty of manslaughter, in case of Commonwealth v. James Barille. Indictment for murder. Before G arm an, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Yerdict of guilty of manslaughter upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions, recited in the opinion of the Supreme Court, quoting bills of exceptions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,
James Barille appeals from a sentence of imprisonment imposed upon him by the court below, on a verdict of manslaughter. The jury found defendant had killed one Louis Balone, in a barroom fight, which occurred December 23, 1919. Appellant prints only such parts of the testimony as counsel deem relevant to the assignments of error; and, so far as we can gather from these fragmentary notes, the killing was practically admitted, the defense being that, during a quarrel between Balone and a brother of Barille, deceased was accidentally shot while accused…
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