Commonwealth v. James
Philadelphia County Court of Quarter Sessions
No. 140 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 1 June Term 1890, Q. S. On May 17,1890, a return was made to tbe court below of an information against George W. James for non-support of his wife and minor child.
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No. 140 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 1 June Term 1890, Q. S. On May 17,1890, a return was made to tbe court below of an information against George W. James for non-support of his wife and minor child. On June 6, 1890, after hearing before Pennypacker, J., an order was entered that the defendant pay $2.50 per week for the support of his wife, Anna F. James, and the further sum of $2.00 per week for the support of his minor child, William James, from the date of said order; give security by one or more sureties to the commonwealth, in the sum of $800, for the faithful performance…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
No appeal lies from the Quarter Sessions in desertion cases. This case comes up by writ of certiorari, and we can only examine the regularity of the proceedings. We learn from the record that the plaintiff was charged with desertion upon the oath of his wife; was convicted thereof by the court below, and an appropriate sentence imposed. All this was regular, and we cannot review the case upon its merits.
Judgment affirmed.
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