Commonwealth v. Roth

Citations

• 71 Pa. Super. 71
• 1919 Pa. Super. LEXIS 32

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — False statement in writing to obtain credit — Act of May 8,1918.</p> <p>Where a defendant submitted a financial statement setting’ forth his assets and liabilities, and later, on a charge of false pretense under the Act of May 8, 1918, it was alleged that at the time oí making such statement he had liabilities other than those shown on the statement the case is for the jury and a conviction will be sustained.</p> <p>Evidence — Written memoranda — Cross-examination.</p> <p>A witness may refresh his memory by an examination of memoranda reasonably contemporaneous with the transaction to which it relates, even when made by another, when he was familiar with the circumstances and knew that the writing represented a correct history of the event.</p> <p>Where direct testimony of a witness has been ruled out, the adverse party cannot be permitted to introduce such evidence under pretense of cross-examining his adversary’s witness.</p> <p>Evidence — Admission of judicial records — Bankruptcy proceedings.</p> <p>, A written statement voluntarily made by a party or a witness in a judicial proceeding is an admission competent to be produced on the trial of any issue in a criminal ease to which it is pertinent.</p>