Commonwealth v. Sarricks

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

Appellant was found guilty and sentenced in the court of quarter sessions on indictment that he contributed to the delinquency of a named female child under the age of eighteen years. The defendant testified that he frequently had sexual intercourse with her, but at a time when she was past sixteen years of age although under eighteen years. The jurisdiction of the juvenile court had attached to the minor before the instant trial.(1) . Appellant alleges that the jurisdiction of this misdemeanor was in the Juvenile Court of Allegheny County and not in the Court of Quarter…