Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Smith

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 6, 1939No. Appeal, 49PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

The appellant, Miles E. Smith, was tried in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Monroe County on two indictments: (1) For operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; (2) for involuntary manslaughter. The latter indictment had two counts and charged him with the unlawful killing of (1) Dorothy Hoover and (2) LeRoy Neil. He was acquitted on the charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, but convicted of the charges of involuntary manslaughter. He moved for a new trial and also in arrest of judgment.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ErnestoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  3. Lance v. BonnellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
  4. Commonwealth v. GillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  5. Hutchison & Batchelder v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MarinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  2. Commonwealth v. HellerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Commonwealth v. KerrSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Commonwealth v. KramerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. Commonwealth v. OttSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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