Commonwealth v. Benedick

Citations

• 39 Pa. Super. 477
• 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 513

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Charge—Expression of opinion by judge.</p> <p>1. It is not error for a judge in his charge to the jury to express his opinion upon the facts, if it is done fairly, and in some cases it may be his duty to do so, provided he does not give directions or interfere with the province of the jury.</p> <p>Criminal law — Larceny—Evidence—Collateral offense.</p> <p>2. Where on the trial of an indictment for larceny from the person, the evidence clearly shows that the defendant and another man robbed an old man of his watch in a saloon, evidence is properly admitted that previously in the same day the two men who were apparently strangers had acted together in crowds so that they aroused the suspicion of the police as pickpockets; but the court must carefully instruct the jury that such evidence must not be considered by them as showing an independent offense,</p>