Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Shapiro

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 21, 1913No. Appeal, No. 286Published

Appeal, No. 286, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Phila. Co., July Sessions, 1912, No. 179, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Michael Shapiro. Indictment for keeping a disorderly house. At the trial a verdict of guilty was rendered, upon which judgment of sentence was passed. The only assignment of error is quoted in the opinion of the Superior Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Porter, J.,

The single specification of error filed in this appeal is as follows: “The learned court erred in overruling the objection of counsel for defendant to the admission of testimony of alleged disorderly acts committed subsequently to the date of the finding of the bill of indictment.” This specification offends against rule 14 of this court, in that it fails to indicate whether it refers to one or many bills of exceptions. The specification violates and absolutely disregards rule 16, in that being to the admission of testimony, it fails to quote the questions or offers, the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. CummingsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911

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