Commonwealth v. Gallo
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 92, April T., 1918, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Indiana Co., March Sessions, 1917, No. 2, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Sam Gallo. Indictment for selling liquor without a license. Before Langham, J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
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Appeal, No. 92, April T., 1918, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Indiana Co., March Sessions, 1917, No. 2, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Sam Gallo. Indictment for selling liquor without a license. Before Langham, J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty. On a motion for arrest of judgment Langham, J., filed the following opinion: Reasons 1 to 6, inclusive, are to the effect that the preliminary hearing before the justice of the peace, the taking of defendant’s recognizance and the return of the recognizance to the Quarter Sessions Court, the consideration of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
The defendant was convicted of selling liquor without a license, and the record presents for our consideration thirty-six assignments of error, but three of which are necessary for the disposition of this appeal.
An information was made by the sheriff of Indiana County, under which the defendant was arrested and gave bail for his appearance at a hearing before a justice, to be held March 7,1917. He was represented by counsel at this hearing, and when held to answer at the Court of Quarter Sessions, entered into his recognizance for his appearance at the March session of…
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- Commonwealth v. GuinzburgSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Commonwealth v. HullSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Commonwealth v. CosheySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
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- Commonwealth v. MagidPhiladelphia County Court of Quarter Sessions · 1927