Commonwealth v. Corsino
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 94, Jan. T., 1918, by defendant, from sentence of O. & T. Luzerne Co., April Sess., 1917, No. 79, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Angelo Corsino. Indictment for murder. Before Strauss, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. . Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree, on which sentence of death was passed; Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 94, Jan. T., 1918, by defendant, from sentence of O. & T. Luzerne Co., April Sess., 1917, No. 79, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Angelo Corsino. Indictment for murder. Before Strauss, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. . Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree, on which sentence of death was passed; Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were the charge of' the court, certain rulings on evidence, and refusal of defendant’s motion for- new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
The defendant, Angelo Corsino, was convicted of murder of the first degree for the killing of Augustino Shendra. The firing of the fatal shot was admitted and defendant interposed self-defense. Evidence was offered tending to establish his good reputation as a peaceable man, and it is urged- that the trial judge erred in bis charge upon that question. He told the jury in brief that such evidence was not offered on the theory that a man of good reputation would not commit a crime, for frequently such a man has become involved in crimes that belied -his reputation.…
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