Commonwealth v. Wireback
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 397, Jan. T., 1899, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Lancaster Co., April T., 1898, No. 144, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree. Indictment for murder. Before Livingston, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion, of the Supreme Court. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which judgment of sentence was passed. Errors assigned sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 397, Jan. T., 1899, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Lancaster Co., April T., 1898, No. 144, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree. Indictment for murder. Before Livingston, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion, of the Supreme Court. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which judgment of sentence was passed. Errors assigned sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. A person may be qualified to testify as an expert either by study without practice or by practice without study, but not by observation, without study or practice: Com.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
Wireback, the defendant, was convicted of murder of the first degree in the court below, and sentenced to be hanged; hence this appeal.
It appears from the evidence, that he was forty-eight years of age; was a manufacturer and vender of a patent medicine; in conducting his business, he traveled over Lancaster and the adjoining counties; his place of business, however, was in Lancaster city, where he made his home with his family, a wife and two sons. They lived in a dwelling house, the property of D. B. Landis, a reputable and prominent resident of Lancaster. On July…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MoslerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
- Commonwealth v. GeradeAllegheny County Court of Oyer and Terminer · 1891
- Commonwealth v. FarrellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Commonwealth v. WoodleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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