Commonwealth v. Sayars

Citations

• 21 Pa. Super. 75
• 1902 Pa. Super. LEXIS 310

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Evidence as to good character — Contradictions in charge.</p> <p>A conviction in'a criminal case will be reversed where the court charges that “ good character should be considered in a doubtful case, or in a case where, after summing up all the testimony carefully, the jury are in an equilibrium or almost balanced,” although the court affirms a point to the effect that “ evidence of good reputation is substantive evidence, and may of itself raise a reasonable doubt of the defendant’s guilt.”</p> <p>Criminal laiv — Evidence—Testimony of accomplice.</p> <p>Although the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice should be received with caution, yet there is no rule of law forbidding a conviction upon his evidence alone.</p>