Commonwealth v. Micuso
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 222, Jan. T., 1922, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Schuylkill Co., May T., 1920, No. 196, on verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter, in case of Commonwealth v. Rusario Micuso. Indictment for murder. Before Berger, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter upon which sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 222, Jan. T., 1922, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Schuylkill Co., May T., 1920, No. 196, on verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter, in case of Commonwealth v. Rusario Micuso. Indictment for murder. Before Berger, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter upon which sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions, sufficiently appearing by the opinion of the Supreme Court, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
On the afternoon of March 1,1920, there was a shooting affair in Moff’s saloon at Girardville, Schuylkill County, in which, among others, Mike Barilla, the bartender, and one Frank Máchese participated, the former being wounded and the latter killed. Mickie Bronzo, the deceased, was present as a friend of Máchese, but just what part he took in the shooting does not appear. Busario Micuso, the defendant, was also present as the friend and cousin of Barilla, but it is not shown that he did any shooting in the saloon. Bronzo immediately left the place and ran down…
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