Commonwealth v. Green

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Appellant, Herbert Green, ivas indicted and tried for the murder of Josephine Cobb. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree,, and fixed the penalty at death. After his motion for a new trial was refused, tlie learned court below entered judgment and pronounced sentence of death in accordance with the law. This appeal followed.

Appellant contends that a new trial should be granted because of the refusal of the learned trial judge to grant his motions, made prior to trial as well as thereafter, for the appointment of an inquest in lunacy to…