Commonwealth v. Chester
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 326, Oct. T:, 1920, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Delaware County, Dec. Sessions, 1917, No. 47, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Abe Chester. Indictment for larceny and receiving stolen goods. Before Hause, J., 15th Judicial District, specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior .Court. Verdict of guilty on which judgment of -sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 326, Oct. T:, 1920, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Delaware County, Dec. Sessions, 1917, No. 47, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Abe Chester. Indictment for larceny and receiving stolen goods. Before Hause, J., 15th Judicial District, specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior .Court. Verdict of guilty on which judgment of -sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, were the charge of the court, refusing to withdraw a juror because of remarks of district attorney, and refusal to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The defendant was convicted in the court below upon an indictment which charged the larceny of a Buick automobile and he appeals from that judgment. The assignments of error in this appeal are many but they do not all require serious consideration.
The first assignment of error and those bearing the numbers from six to fifteen inclusive, allege that the court erred in refusing to withdraw a juror because of certain remarks of the district attorney, in his opening and closing addresses, to which the appellant excepted. The district attorney in his opening address said to…
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