Commonwealth v. Bready

Gerber, J.,

Defendant, Arthur D. M. Bready, Jr., was tried before a judge sitting without a jury on a charge of fornication and bastardy. He was found guilty as charged. A motion for a new trial was filed averring that the decision was against the weight of the evidence, the decision was against the law and that the trial judge erred in directing the district attorney’s office to subpoena additional witnesses. After oral argument before the court en banc, defendant’s motion was denied.

The court finds that the decision was supported by the evidence. The testimony of prosecutrix and defendant…