Commonwealth v. D'Angelo
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 24, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Luzerne Co., June T., 1905, No. 40, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Raphael D’Angelo and William Danes. Indictment'for assault and battery. Before Ferris, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict of guilty upon which judgment of sentence was passed.
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Appeal, No. 24, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Luzerne Co., June T., 1905, No. 40, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Raphael D’Angelo and William Danes. Indictment'for assault and battery. Before Ferris, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict of guilty upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Errors assigned were various excerpts from the charge, and that the court erred in failing to define the meaning of the term “ reasonable doubt.”
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
This defendant (with William Danes) was convicted of an aggravated assault and battery.
If the assignments of error, which are excerpts taken from the charge, were complete paragraphs or represented separate and entire instructions on essential phases of the case, they would undoubtedly be erroneous. However, after an examination of the testimony and the whole charge, it is- clear that the defendant had his case fully and fairly presented in an adequate manner. It was rather the weight of the case that pressed heavily upon him than the manner in which it was presented to…
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