Commonwealth v. Haines

Opinion by

James, J.,

James W. Haines, defendant, was charged in two indictments with violation of section 51 of the Act of July 10, 1919, P. L. 857, 25 PS §§612-613, in that on September 3, 1936 he falsely registered as a voter and committed perjury before the registrars of the fourteenth election district of the Thirty-sixth Ward of the City of Philadelphia. He pleaded not guilty and waived a jury trial. At the close of the Commonwealth’s case, defendant demurred to the evidence, in which the CommonAvealth joined. The demurrer was overruled and defendant Avas adjudged guilty on both…