Commonwealth v. Francis

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

These appeals by John E. Francis, defendant, are from a judgment of sentence on one indictment charging “false pretenses” (1483) and the suspension of sentence on eleven others, viz.: 1477, 1478, 1479, charging bribery; 1484, 1485, charging false pretenses; 1487, 1488, 1489, charging extortion; and 1573, 1574, 1575, charging conspiracy; following his convictions thereof by a jury and the dismissal of Ms motions for a new trial and in the arrest of the judgments. He had been tried on twenty-six indictments consolidated for trial purposes, but was successful in…