Commonwealth v. Gennerette

Citations

• 10 Pa. Super. 598
• 1899 Pa. Super. LEXIS 327

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Sufficiency of indictment — Disturbing a meeting.</p> <p>An indictment charging the offense of disturbing a meeting held for social and moral purposes is sufficient when the offense is set forth in the exact language of the criminal code. It is not necessary that either the specific purposes for which the meeting was held or the nature of the disturbance should be set forth with the greatest particularity and detail.</p> <p>Pleading — Indictment—Bill of particulars.</p> <p>If the indictment fails to give the defendant notice of the specific matters which may be proved against him, he may apply for an order that a bill of particulars be filed.</p>