Commonwealth v. De Felippis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 21, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from sentence of O. & T., Beaver Co., Dec. Sess., 1912, No. 2, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Com. v. Alessander De Felippis. Indictment for murder. Before Holt, P. J. The opinion Of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which sentence of death was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 21, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from sentence of O. & T., Beaver Co., Dec. Sess., 1912, No. 2, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Com. v. Alessander De Felippis. Indictment for murder. Before Holt, P. J. The opinion Of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which sentence of death was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were the first, second, third and seventh assignments, referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The failure of the Commonwealth to call the only witness…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The appellant in this case, Alessander De Felippis, was indicted, and tried, upon a charge of murder of the first degree, and was convicted, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Beaver County. It appears from the record that in the fall of 1912 appellant was working at Ell-wood City, Pa. He boarded with Dominic Salzello and Theresa Salzello, his wife. He had some difficulty with Mrs. Salzello and she gave him notice to leave the house. On November 24, he left but before going he had some talk with the husband, and according to the statement of the latter, said to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SalyardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Lanahan v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- Commonwealth v. AielloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
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