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Commonwealth v. Margie

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 14, 1949No. Appeal, 37PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Fine, J.,

Nicholas Margie was convicted on two counts charging him with arson and burning with intent to defraud an insurer, 1 and was sentenced to three to ten years imprisonment. He appealed contending that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction; that the court below erred in dismissing (1) his demurrer to the evi-. dence and (2) his motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial.

On August 13, 1947, at about 7:30 a.m. a fire occurred in the one-story home of appellánt in the Braden Plan, Jefferson Township, Greene County. The fire was first observed by two…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LibonatiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Commonwealth v. MarinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Commonwealth v. HarmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
  4. Commonwealth v. KarmendiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Commonwealth v. ByersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NasutiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Mele v. All-Star Ins. Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. CERZULLOSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Commonwealth v. RothSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Commonwealth v. PatrickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

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