Commonwealth v. Levi
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 16, Feb. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Dec. Sessions, 1909, No. 44, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. David L. Levi. Indictment for embezzlement. Before Hart, P. J. From the record it appeared that the defendant, David L. Levi, was the son and executor of Michael Levi who died on April 9, 1906, a resident of Williamsport. The testator owned a clothing business in "Williamsport, which the defendant continued as executor.
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Appeal, No. 16, Feb. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Dec. Sessions, 1909, No. 44, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. David L. Levi. Indictment for embezzlement. Before Hart, P. J. From the record it appeared that the defendant, David L. Levi, was the son and executor of Michael Levi who died on April 9, 1906, a resident of Williamsport. The testator owned a clothing business in "Williamsport, which the defendant continued as executor. It was in connection with the winding up of this business that the transactions occurred for which he was indicted. During the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The defendant was indicted for and convicted of the crime of fraudulent embezzlement, as executor of the will of Michael Levi, deceased. The defendant moved to quash the indictment upon the ground that it had not been found within two years after the commission of the alleged offense and, in support of this motion, contended that the Act of May 23, 1889, P. L. 48, which increased to five years the statutory period within which an indictment for the offense here charged may be found, is in contravention of that portion of the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the…
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