Salinardi v. State

On October 21st, 1937, the plaintiff was tried in the Court of Common Pleas upon informations charging him with assault, breach of the peace, and resisting an officer, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and sentence was imposed on October 26th but stay of execution was granted pending an appeal. On December 1st, 1937, the plaintiff brought this petition, alleging that since the trial the plaintiff had discovered material evidence in his favor which he failed to discover before or during the trial, although he used all due and reasonable diligence in endeavoring to find testimony in his…