Commonwealth v. Cloonen

Decided November 7, 1892

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1892-11-07

Appeal, No. 167, Oct. T., 1891, by defendant, Dennis Cloonen, from judgment of O. & T. Allegheny Co., March T., 1892, No. 13, on verdict of guilty of murder. Indictment for murder. At the trial, before Collier, P. J., and Slagle, J., it appeared that, on the evening of March 17,1892, defendant killed his wife by striking her over the head with a chair. .Defendant claimed that at the time of the killing he was intoxicated.

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Decided 1892-11-07

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Per Curiam,

¶1The appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree. He now complains that tbe court below rejected certain testimony offered for the purpose of showing tliat he was intoxicated at the time he committed the crime. The evidence rejected did not measure up to this standard. At most it would have shown that he had liquor in his house and might have drank it. This was not specific enough and tbe court below was right in rejecting it.

¶2There was also an offer to prove that the prisoner was drunk at some other time, and the effect upon bim. This was properly rejected.

¶3The fourth specification is not properly assigned, and will not be considered.

¶4The judgment is affirmed, and it is ordered that the record be remitted to the court below for tbe purpose of execution.