Commonwealth v. Dombek

Citations

• 268 Pa. 262
• 110 A. 532
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 671

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Murder—New trial — Juror not a citizen of the United States.</p> <p>1. A conviction of murder of the first degree -will not be set aside on appeal, and a new trial granted, where the sole reason alleged is that one of the jurors was not a citizen of the United States, if it appears that the prisoner had had an opportunity to ascertain the qualifications of the juror, had not availed himself of such opportunity, and had not been misled or deceived in accepting him as a juror. In such a case it is too late after an adverse verdict for him to ask a reversal for the reason assigned.</p>