Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Eberhardt

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 25, 1949No. Appeals 78 to 83PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

The six defendants have appealed from conviction and sentence on a charge of common law rape allegedly committed by each of them upon the complainant. The one indictment contained three counts: (1) Common law rape, (2) assault and battery, and (3) contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Defendants were found guilty by a jury on all counts. They were severally sentenced on the count charging rápe.

The first question presented on these appeals by defendants relates to the refusal of the court below to quash the indictment and the array of petit jurors. These motions…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AnticoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Rolland & Johnston v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876
  3. Commonwealth v. CarelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Greevy v. ReifsteckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  5. Hunter v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MARINOSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. RansomSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Reinhold John, in 18,156. Appeal of Mark Christian, in 18,157. Appeal of Evans Daniel, in 18,158Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. GibbsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. Commonwealth v. SchultzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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