Commonwealth v. McCormick

Citations

• 71 Pa. Super. 567
• 1919 Pa. Super. LEXIS 152

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Criminal procedure — Failure to certify list of jurors — Motion to quash array.</p> <p>The fact that the certificate to the list of jurors, selected in accordance with Section 3 of the Act of March 8, 1874, P. L. 46, was attached by mistake to the minutes of the board of jury commissioners, instead of being attached to the list filed in the prothonotary’s office, is not ground for quashing the array of petit jurors. Where there is no suggestion that the list has been tampered with, or any allegation that any injury has been done to the defendant, the irregularity in the records may be amended, and the motion to quash the array is properly dismissed.</p> <p>Criminal law — Criminal procedure — Fugitive from justice — Motion to quash indictment.</p> <p>Where one charged with a-crime escapes from an officer, after being notified that he is under arrest, he is a fugitive from justice, and an indictment charging him with the offense committed can be sent to the grand jury without a preliminary hearing or leave of court.</p>