Commonwealth v. Meszaros

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

The defendant, Eugene Meszaros, was convicted in the court below of the offenses of (1) assault and battery, (2) indecent assault and (3) tending to corrupt the morals of a female child under the age of 18 years. After dismissing a motion for new trial the court below sentenced the defendant to a prison term under the count of tending to corrupt the morals of a child, and suspended sentence on the other two counts. Defendant appealed.

Appellant’s principal contention is addressed to the refusal of the court below to continue the case because of the absence of a witness. An…