Carpenter v. Commonwealth

The plaintiff in error was convicted of an assault and battery upon a little girl, seven years of age, whom he had taken into his home to rear and care for. The case was heard de novo in the Circuit Court of the city of Hopewell, upon an appeal from the Civil and Police Justice Court. The jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at a fine of $500 and twelve months in jail.

The assignments of error are that the trial court refused' the defendant permission to properly test the qualifications of the jurors, incorrectly admitted and rejected evidence, and improperly granted and refused…