Opinion
September 28, 1936.
November 23, 1936.
Before KEPHART, C. J., SCHAFFER, MAXEY, DREW, LINN, STERN and BARNES, JJ.
Appeals, Nos. 363, 365, 367 and 369, Jan. T., 1936, by defendant, from judgments of O. T. Schuylkill Co., Jan. T., 1935, Nos. 126, 127, 128 and 130, in case of Commonwealth v. Philip Bruno. Judgments and sentences affirmed and record remitted for execution.
Indictments for murder. Before JONES, J., specially presiding.
Verdicts of guilty of manslaughter and judgments and sentences thereon. Defendant appealed.
Errors assigned, among others, were various excerpts from charge of trial judge.
Chas. E. Berger, with him Frank A. Bruno and J. F. Mahoney, for appellant.
Albert L. Thomas, with him James J. Gallagher and M. S. De Pierro, for Commonwealth.
Argued September 28, 1936.
In this case indictments were returned against James, Arthur, Alfred, Paul and Philip Bruno, and Anthony Orlando, charging them with the murder of Dominick Perna, Frank Fiorelli, John Galosky and Andrew Kostishiun. All the defendants were acquitted save Philip Bruno who was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter on each indictment. Sentences of imprisonment for terms of six to twelve years, to be served consecutively, were imposed. A new trial was denied and judgments and sentences followed. Hence these appeals.
The facts are nearly identical with those narrated in Commonwealth v. Bruno, 324 Pa. 236. Meritorious assignments of error common to both cases have been discussed there. No others are worthy of explicit consideration here. All the assignments are overruled.
The judgments and sentences are affirmed and the record is remitted to the court below for the purpose of execution.