Commonwealth v. Price

Dissenting Opinion bx

Hoffman, J.:

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in not declaring a mistrial upon learning that one juror had made an unauthorized visit to the scene of the crime and then conveyed his impressions to several other jurors.

Appellant and a codefendant were tried before the Honorable John V. Diggins in Delaware County on charges of burglary, larceny, receiving stolen goods, and aggravated robbery. On the evening of January 24, 1971, two or three men entered a Honeysuckle Farms Ice Cream Parlor in Chester and robbed the employees at gunpoint. Shortly thereafter, the…