Commonwealth v. Stetska

Citations

• 69 Pa. Super. 15
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Arrest of judgment — Assault and battery — Witnesses before grand jury.</p> <p>An order arresting judgment after a conviction for assault and battery is not interlocutory, and may be reviewed by the api)ellate court.</p> <p>Where an interpreter, who is also a witness, is shown by the record to have been present at the same time with another witness before the grand jury, when an indictment was found, judgment will be arrested after a conviction on the indictment.</p> <p>Criminal law — Arrest of judgment — Release on recognizance— Appeals.</p> <p>Where a judgment is arrested, it is within the discretion of the court to release the defendant on his own recognizance, pending an appeal.</p>