Commonwealth v. Gray
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 105, Oct. T., 1919, by defendants, from judgment of Q. S. Centre Co., Dec. Sess., 1918, No. 8, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Irvin G. Gray, Clyde G. Gray and George F. Gray. Indictment for larceny. Before Quigley, P. J. 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 was the charge of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The defendants were convicted of the larceny of cattle belonging to Kyle Alexander. It is conceded that the evidence presented by the Commonwealth was sufficient, if believed by the jury, to support the verdict. But it is urged on behalf of the appellants that the court omitted to give instructions to the jury which should have been given; that the charge contained erroneous instructions as set forth in the second, third and fourth assignments; and that the remark made by the court in the progress of the trial to one of the counsel for the defendants was prejudicial to…
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