Petition of Kishbaugh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY LUZERNE CO. EROM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE LUZERNE COUNTY. ■ No. 323 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not given. On September 17, 1889, in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Luzerne county, a jury empaneled to try an indictment against John J. Jones for the sale of liquors without a license, returned a verdict finding the defendant not guilty and directing that the prosecutor, W. B. Kishbaugh, pay the costs.
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APPEAL BY LUZERNE CO. EROM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE LUZERNE COUNTY. ■ No. 323 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not given. On September 17, 1889, in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Luzerne county, a jury empaneled to try an indictment against John J. Jones for the sale of liquors without a license, returned a verdict finding the defendant not guilty and directing that the prosecutor, W. B. Kishbaugh, pay the costs. On December 7, 1889, said court sentenced Kishbaugh to pay the costs of prosecution, or give security to the sheriff to do so within ten days, and to…
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Opinion,
Mr. Chief Justice Paxson :
One John J. Jones was indicted in the Quarter Sessions of Luzerne county for a misdemeanor. The jury acquitted him of the offence with which he was charged, and directed that the prosecutor, W. B. Kishbaugh, pay the costs. On December 7, 1889, the said court sentenced Kishbaugh “ to pay the costs of prosecution, or give security to the sheriff to do so within ten days, and to stand committed until this sentence be complied with.” On the same day the said Kishbaugh presented his petition to the Court of Common Pleas praying “ that he be permitted, in order to…
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