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Commonwealth v. Wright

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
May 11, 1955
113 A.2d 724 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1955)

Summary

In Commonwealth v. Wright, 178 Pa. Super. 181, 113 A.2d 724, the defendant was charged with fornication and bastardy and blood grouping tests excluded him as father of the child.

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Hunscik

Opinion

April 1, 1955.

May 11, 1955.

Before RHODES, P.J., ROSS, GUNTHER, WRIGHT, WOODSIDE and ERVIN, JJ. (HIRT, J., absent).

Appeal, No. 130, Oct. T., 1955, from order of Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware County, March T., 1954, No. 554, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Harry Wright, Jr. Order affirmed.

Indictment charging defendant with fornication and bastardy. Before VAN RODEN, P.J., specially presiding.

Verdict of guilty; defendant's motion in arrest of judgment dismissed but motion for new trial granted, opinion by VAN RODEN, P.J., specially presiding, concurring opinion by SWENEY, J. Defendant appealed.

Paul C. VanDyke, with him Cochrane VanDyke, for appellant.

Ernest L. Green, Assistant District Attorney, with him Joseph E. Pappano, First Assistant District Attorney, and Raymond R. Start, District Attorney, for appellee.


Argued April 1, 1955.


The six judges who heard the argument of this case being equally divided in opinion, the order of the court below granting a new trial is affirmed.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Wright

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
May 11, 1955
113 A.2d 724 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1955)

In Commonwealth v. Wright, 178 Pa. Super. 181, 113 A.2d 724, the defendant was charged with fornication and bastardy and blood grouping tests excluded him as father of the child.

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Hunscik
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Wright

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Wright, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: May 11, 1955

Citations

113 A.2d 724 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1955)
113 A.2d 724

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