Hoffman v. Commonwealth

Citations

• 123 Pa. 75
• 16 A. 609
• 1889 Pa. LEXIS 633

Syllabus

<p>1. Section 2 of the act of March 80, 1860, P. L. 862, relating to wilful trespasses, made general by the act of April 17, 1861, P. L. 322, is repealed as to the punishment and,the mode of procedure by the act of June 8, 1881, P. L. 82.</p> <p>2. To give the Court of Quarter Sessions jurisdiction, under the later act, the record must show a hearing, conviction and sentence before a justice and a recognizance entered into by the defendant after a refusal to comply with the sentence imposed.</p> <p>3. The question whether, when the Court of Quarter Sessions has once obtained jurisdiction, it shall proceed by indictment and trial by jury, or otherwise, not raised and not decided.</p>