Commonwealth v. Aston
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Lancaster Co., April Sessions, 1909, No. 21, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. Benjamin Aston. Indictment for murder.
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Jan. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T. Lancaster Co., April Sessions, 1909, No. 21, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. Benjamin Aston. Indictment for murder. Before Hassler, J. At the trial the court admitted under objection and exception a statement of Paul Fornwalt, a codefendant, made in the presence of the appellant while the latter was in custody. [3] The court also admitted under objection and exception the confession of the prisoner. [4] Defendant presented these points: 4. The confession, of the defendant is not sufficient in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
February 14, 1910:
The assignments of error are without any substantial merit *116under the facts developed at the trial. All of the questions raised by this appeal were fully considered and properly disposed of by the learned trial judge upon the motion for a new trial. The opinion filed when the motion for a new trial was refused amply sustains the correctness of every ruling made and principle of law laid down during the course of the trial. We can add nothing of value by further discussion of the same questions raised here. As to the confession of the defendant, as…
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