COMMONWEALTH v. McSORLEY


174 Pa.Super. 634 (1953)

Commonwealth v. McSorley, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

December 29, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. William Kraft, with him Sidney L. Wickenhaver, Robert L. Trescher, C. Brewster Rhoads, and Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, for appellants.

J. Harold Hughes, Assistant District Attorney, with him Joseph E. Pappano, First Assistant District Attorney and Raymond R. Start, District Attorney, for appellee.

Before RHODES, P.J., HIRT, RENO, ROSS, GUNTHER, WRIGHT and WOODSIDE, JJ.


OPINION BY GUNTHER, J., December 29, 1953:

These five defendants were charged and found guilty under two indictments. The first indictment had three counts: (1) conspiracy to riotously assemble and assault, (2) conspiracy to riotously assemble to make great noise, riot, tumult and disturbance, and (3) conspiracy to riotously and riotously demolish, destroy and damage property. The second indictment charged riot. All the defendants were found not guilty of riotous...

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