Commonwealth v. Duitch

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

Appellants and eighteen other defendants were indicted and convicted on charges of riot, rout, unlawful assembly, and affray. Two of the appellants, Robert Duitch and Lloyd Lutz, were also indicted and convicted on charges of aggravated assault and battery and assault and battery. The appellants were the only ones who were given jail sentences. The other defendants, who received only fines, did not appeal.

The defendants were employes of the Ray-O-Vac Company, manufacturer of electrical products, in South Williamsport, Lycoming County. They were members of the local CIO…