Commonwealth v. Young
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, Oct. T., 1900, by de- . fendant, from order of Q. S. Chester Co., overruling motion to quash indictment in case of Commonwealth v. Samuel S. Young. Motion to quash indictment. From the record it appeared the appellant was a member of the republican county committee of Chester county, representing the western precinct of East Fallowfield. As such member he was, under Rule 4 of the party, the executive officer of his precinct.
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Appeal, No. 18, Oct. T., 1900, by de- . fendant, from order of Q. S. Chester Co., overruling motion to quash indictment in case of Commonwealth v. Samuel S. Young. Motion to quash indictment. From the record it appeared the appellant was a member of the republican county committee of Chester county, representing the western precinct of East Fallowfield. As such member he was, under Rule 4 of the party, the executive officer of his precinct. A primary election for the election of delegates to a county nominating convention was held in the appellant’s precinct on June 3, 1899. The party rules…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
W. D. Porter., J.,
The official position held by the appellant at the primary meeting of the voters of his election district is undisputed, and the jury have found that while acting in that position he was guilty of a wilful fraud in the discharge of his duties, by mailing a false count of the ballots cast for judge of said primary election, and making a false return of the votes cast for officers of the said primary election, and certifying that the person who received the majority of the Votes cast was not elected judge, and that the person who received the minority was elected.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McHaleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Leonard v. Commonwealth ex rel. CassidySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
- Commonwealth v. HoxeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1820
- Commonwealth v. SilsbeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1812
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- Winston v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1906