Commonwealth v. Rosario

198 Pa. Superior Ct. 177 (1962)

Commonwealth

v.

Rosario, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 23, 1962.

June 13, 1962.

Before RHODES, P.J., ERVIN, WRIGHT, WOODSIDE, WATKINS, MONTGOMERY, and FLOOD, JJ.

John E. Backenstoe, for appellant.

Wilbur C. Creveling, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, with him George J. Joseph, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

OPINION BY FLOOD, J., June 13, 1962:

Following a verdict of guilty on the charge of incest and rape, the defendant asked for a new trial upon the ground that the right of peremptory challenge was effectively denied him by…