Commonwealth v. Jester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 274, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1915, No. 186, affirming judgment of O. T. Philadelphia Co., May Sessions, 1915, No. 583, sustaining conviction on indictment for rape in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Benjamin Jester. Appeal from Superior Court. Defendant was indicted for rape. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court and in Commonwealth v. Jester, 63 Pa. Superior Ct. 291. Verdict of guilty.
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Appeal, No. 274, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1915, No. 186, affirming judgment of O. T. Philadelphia Co., May Sessions, 1915, No. 583, sustaining conviction on indictment for rape in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Benjamin Jester. Appeal from Superior Court. Defendant was indicted for rape. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court and in Commonwealth v. Jester, 63 Pa. Superior Ct. 291. Verdict of guilty. Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment of not less than two years or more than three years in the Eastern Penitentiary. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Defendant was arrested May 29, 1915, and held for court, without bail, on an information charging a felony. On June 2, 1915, a true bill was found against him, and two days later he was brought from the county prison to the city hall, Philadelphia, and placed on trial, without being represented by counsel, and without opportunity to prepare his defense. In his petition for allowance of appeal to this court, as well as in his petition for a supersedeas to the Superior Court, and his motion for a new trial in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, defendant averred he had…
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