Commonwealth v. McComb

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 23, 1893

Commonwealth v. McComb, 157 Pa. 611 (Pa. 1893)

27 A. 794; 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1460

Dean, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Sterkett, Thompson, Williams

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

This case appears to be within the ruling of this court in Commonwealth v. Green, 126 Pa. 531, and on the authority of that case the order quashing the indictment should be affirmed.

Order affirmed, with costs to be paid by appellant.

Reference

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Status: Published
Syllabus: Criminal law — Indictment—Grand jury. An indictment cannot be sustained where it appears that it was made upon the testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury in another proceeding, and was not based upon the personal knowledge or observations of any member °oi the grand jury, or upon instructions from the court, or presentment by the district attorney. Com. v. Green, 126 Pa. 531. applied.