Commonwealth v. Keegan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 257, Oct. T., 1917, by defendants, from judgment of Q. S. Philadelphia Co., Jan. Sessions, 1917, No. 719, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Edward Keegan et al. Indictment for assault and battery and aggravated assault and battery. Before Carr, J. Verdict of guilty upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Errors assigned were (1-36) various rulings and instructions sufficiently appearing in the opinion of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
There are thirty-six assignments of error. In considering them we will group them in the same manner as they appear in appellants’ argument.
The first relates to the refusal of the court to quash the indictment. The learned president judge of the lower court stated, “There is nothing in the case to show that a warrant supported upon oath or affirmation subscribed by the affiant” as provided by Sec. 8, Article 1, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania had been issued before the defendants were bound over. He concluded, however, that it was too late after indictment was found…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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