Commonwealth v. Blakeley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 33, Oct. T., 1922, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Butler Co., June T., 1921, No. 3, on verdict of murder of the first degree, in case of Commonwealth v. H. A. Blakeley. Indictment for murder. Before Reiber, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 33, Oct. T., 1922, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Butler Co., June T., 1921, No. 3, on verdict of murder of the first degree, in case of Commonwealth v. H. A. Blakeley. Indictment for murder. Before Reiber, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which judgment of 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
Me. Justice Sadler,
Defendant and Kummer had been engaged in litigation, which terminated in the imposition of costs upon both parties, and, as a result, the feeling between them was bitter. The former made threats to injure the latter, and some three months later did kill him, though he claimed this was done in self-defense, and while intoxicated and insane. On the evening of April 2, 1921, the parties met at a dance, and from there went to the home of Blakeley, in whose house the conduct of the deceased was most offensive, and ended in a fight soon after in the yard, in the course…
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