Commonwealth v. Gooslin

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

The defendant, George Gooslin, was tried for murder of his wife, Sadie Gooslin. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. Defendant’s motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were overruled and he was sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500, plus costs, and to serve not less than 10 or more than 20 years in the State Correctional Institution at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thereafter, defendant appealed the judgment to this Court.

Defendant contends: (1) the trial Court erred in overruling his demurrer; (2) the evidence was…