Case ID: pa-super_102/html/0392-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Per Curiam,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Falls et al., Appellants.
    Argued May 1, 1931.
    Before Tkexler, P. J., Keller, Lrau, Gawthrop, Ctnsrhiugham, Baldrige and Drew, JJ.
    
      John E. McDonough, and with him M. S. Reps, R. Paul Lessy and W. 8. Syhes, for appellant.
    
      Louis A. Bloom, Assistant District Attorney, and with him Wm. B. McClenachan, Jr., First Assistant District Attorney, and William J. MacCarter, Jr., District Attorney, for appellee.
    September 26, 1931:
   Per Curiam,

Each of these defendants was found guilty on six indictments, charging respectively, conspiracy, bribery, extortion, violation of the liquor laws, malfeasance, misfeasance and nonfeasance in office.

Separate sentences were imposed on each bill, but only one appeal was taken by each defendant. This was contrary to the decisions of this and the Supreme Court. The sentences imposed constituted separate judgments and there should have been separate appeals: DuBois Appeal, 293 Pa. 186; Com. v. Shollenberger, 17 Pa. Superior Ct. 218; Com. v. Pilnik, 29 Pa. Superior Ct. 285. Defendants’ counsel did not adopt the suggestion that he might elect the one judgment to be reviewed and discontinue the others. We, therefore, are compelled to quash both appeals.

We may, however, state that the one question involved is whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain the judgments. We are of the opinion, after a careful reading of the testimony, that there was.

Both appeals are quashed.