Commonwealth v. Pride

Opinion by

Stadtfeld, J.,

The defendant, Donald M. Pride, was charged on indictment, with having committed open lewdness by reason of an indecent and public exposure of his person on the night of May 29, 1940. He was convicted and sentenced. In this appeal it is argued that the trial judge failed in his duty to control the examination of the witnesses, that the charge to the jury by the trial judge was unfair, prejudicial and did not adequately protect the interests of the defendant, and that the trial judge failed to refer defendant’s motion for a new trial to the court in banc. As we find no…