COMMONWEALTH v. CROMARTIE


87 Pa. D. & C. 62 (1953)

Commonwealth v. Cromartie

Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

January 30, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert S. Oliensis, assistant district attorney, for Commonwealth.

William Vincent Mullin, for defendant.

Before Milner and Mawhinney, JJ.


MAWHINNEY, J., January 30, 1953.

We are considering defendant's motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial following a jury verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. The only question raised by defendant is whether the Commonwealth's evidence was sufficient to prove that the death of the deceased was caused by blows which were struck by defendant. We need only review the testimony pertinent to the cause of death.

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