Commonwealth v. Storey
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 91, April T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Cambria Co., Sept. Term, 1911, No. 124, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Henry Wilson Storey. Indictment for libel. Before Shull, P. J., specially presiding.
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Appeal, No. 91, April T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Cambria Co., Sept. Term, 1911, No. 124, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Henry Wilson Storey. Indictment for libel. Before Shull, P. J., specially presiding. From the indictment it appeared that the libelous publication was as follows: The law authorizes the court and the district attorney to appoint a competent man as county detective, who shall be the confidential officer of the judge and the said district attorney, to discover and prosecute, if necessary, all persons who commit crimes. A few years ago one…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
There are in this case thirty-seven assignments of error. The first, third, sixth, ninth, thirteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth relate to the admission or rejection of offers of evidence and are not *293supported by exceptions. Sec. 1 of the Act of May 11, 1911, P. L. 279, provides that it shall not be necessary on the trial of any case for the trial judge to allow an exception to any ruling of his; but, upon request by counsel immediately succeeding such ruling, the official stenographer shall note such exception. As no exception to any of…
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