Commonwealth v. Brewer

Opinion by

James, J.,

Appellant was indicted in the court of quarter sessions of Philadelphia County on four bills of indictment, charging him with (1) .attempted extortion, (2) conspiracy to extort, (3) false personation, (4) false imprisonment. At the trial, upon conclusion of the testimony, defendant presented a point as to each of the indictments, to-wit, that under all the evidence, the verdict should be not guilty. The trial judge directed a verdict of not guilty on the indictments charging extortion and conspiracy to extort, but submitted the indictments of false personation and false…