Commonwealth v. Snaman

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

Defendant was indicted for wilfully neglecting to support his child born out of wedlock (Act of July 11, 1917, P. L. 773, as amended by the Act of July 21, 1919, P. L. 1075), Pursuant to the Act of June 11, 1935, P. L. 319, the defendant, with the consent of his attorney of record, the judge and the district attorney, waived a trial by jury and elected to be tried by a judge without a jury.

The trial was had before Judge Samuel H. Gardner, who at the conclusion of the case, adjudged the defendant not guilty and ordered the County to pay the costs. The Commonwealth…