Commonwealth v. Dietrich
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 13, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Schuylkill Co., Sept. T., 1915, No. 1153, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. William Dietrich. Indictment for statutory rape. Before Koch, J. At the trial plaintiff went on the stand and denied the charge. He then introduced the testimony of other witnesses as to his general good reputation.
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Appeal, No. 13, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Schuylkill Co., Sept. T., 1915, No. 1153, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. William Dietrich. Indictment for statutory rape. Before Koch, J. At the trial plaintiff went on the stand and denied the charge. He then introduced the testimony of other witnesses as to his general good reputation. He was recalled in rebuttal for cross-examination, and asked whether he had ever been charged with a similar act. He*denied that he had. Joseph Moody, a justice of the peace, was then called by the Commonwealth, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The appellant was convicted in the court below of the offense commonly known as statutory rape. The learned court having denied his motion for a new trial and imposed the sentence required by law, this appeal followed.
On the trial the Commonwealth gave evidence tending to show the fact of defendant’s guilt. In reply defendant himself took the witness stand and made denial of all the facts which the evidence of the Commonwealth tended to establish. He then offered a number of witnesses who testified to his general good reputation as a peaceful and law-abiding citizen prior…
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