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Commonwealth v. Shoener

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 27, 1906No. Appeal, No. 131PublishedCited by 17 opinions

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Appeal, No. 131, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1905, No. 211, affirming judgment of Q. S. Schuylkill Co., Sept. T., 1905, No. 905, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. John T. Shoener. Appeal from Superior Court. The opinion of the Superior Court, 80 Pa. Superior Ct. 821, was as follows: The first specification alleges that the court below erred “ in overruling the third paragraph of defendant’s demurrer, which paragraph is as follows : That the offense charged in said indictment is barred by the statute of limitations, the same having been…

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Mr. Justice Brown,

But little need be said in affirming this judgment. The learned and careful trial judge correctly disposed of the questions raised by the appellant, and, in doing.so, understood what was said in Commonwealth v. Shoener, 212 Pa. 527, just as Ave intended it should be understood. The same is true of the Superior Court, and to its clear opinion affirming the judgment below nothing can be profitably added.

In support of his plea of autrefois acquit, the appellant relies upon our reversal of the former judgment against him. The jury on the trial of the first indictment…

2Cases cited1 opinion

Commonwealth v. ShoenerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905

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