State v. Patriarca

These are two indictments against the defendant as an accessory before the fact to the murders of two persons at the state prison on April 19, 1930. The defendant is charged therein with the doing of certain acts on April 11, 1930 which it is alleged constitute the offense of accessory before the fact to each murder. The indictments were returned against him on September 25, 1944, on which date he pleaded not guilty to each indictment. Later, on October 20, 1944, he was allowed to withdraw that plea and to file to each indictment a demurrer, a motion to dismiss and a motion to quash, all…