Commonwealth v. Vasilion

Citations

• 70 Pa. Super. 174
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 204

Syllabus

<p>Criminal lau> — Accomplice—Evidence—Charge.</p> <p>A conviction on an indictment for sodomy, will not be reversed because it was based on the evidence of the admitted accomplice, where the court charges the jury to carefully scrutinize the testimony, and to remember that it comes from a polluted source, but “if you believe that he was telling you the truth, and if that story which he told you here satisfies you beyond a reasonable doubt” you will be justified in bringing in a verdict of guilty.</p>