Commonwealth v. Petrillo

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

Paul Petrillo, the appellant, and Rose Davis and Max Bolber were indicted as of No. 670 June Sessions, 1939, charged with the murder of Luigi La Vecchio in August, 1932. Appellant entered a plea of “not guilty.” His case was called for trial before the late Judge Albert S. C. Millar and a jury on September 13, 1939.

The Commonwealth consumed about ten days in presenting its case. Eighty-nine witnesses were called and ninety-nine exhibits were offered in evidence. On page 2718 of the printed record it appears that defendant’s counsel changed the plea from “not…