Abrams v. Commonwealth

CAMMACK, Chief Justice.

Johnny Abrams was convicted on a charge of burglary and sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary. He urges as grounds for reversal that (1) the court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss the jury because the indictment was not read to the jury until after the Commonwealth had presented its evidence; (2) incompetent evidence was admitted over his objection; and (3) the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict in his favor.

Section 219 of the Criminal Code of Practice provides: “The clerk, or Commonwealth’s attorney, shall then read to the jury the…