Commonwealth v. Grauman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 6, March T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Lackawanna Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 122, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. William Grauman. Indictment for forgery. Before Newcomb, J. At the trial when Dennis Gallagher, a juror, was called, counsel for the defendant proposed as follows: Mr. Powell: We ask to have the juror sworn. The Court: For what purpose? Mr. Powell: To be examined on his voir dire, as to his knowledge concerning this case.
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Appeal, No. 6, March T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Lackawanna Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 122, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. William Grauman. Indictment for forgery. Before Newcomb, J. At the trial when Dennis Gallagher, a juror, was called, counsel for the defendant proposed as follows: Mr. Powell: We ask to have the juror sworn. The Court: For what purpose? Mr. Powell: To be examined on his voir dire, as to his knowledge concerning this case. The Court: Have you any authority for such proposition? Mr. Powell: I cannot say that I have. The Court: Is there any…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The indictment in this case charged the forgery of the name of Joseph Krogulsky as maker of a promissory note payable to the order of William Grauman, the defendant, which was indorsed by Grauman and afterwards by Joseph Levy.
1. The second assignment of error, as originally drawn and filed, was not in accordance with the rule of court, because, while it set forth the offer and the ruling of the court thereon, it did not set forth the evidence admitted under the offer. But a motion was made to amend the assignment so as to conform to the rule, and in view of the…
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