Bamber v. Commonwealth
Bamber v. The Commonwealth
Bamber v. Commonwealth, 10 Pa. 339 (1849)
Headnotes
After an acquittal upon indictment,- the judge may, upon the evidence presented on the trial, require the defendants to find sureties for the peace and good Behaviour, and commit them until compliance with the order.
Summary
In error from the Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia.
Bamber and Donnelly were indicted for two burglaries, and acquitted. The record then proceeded — “ And now, &c., from the evidence presented to the court in the trial of this cause, the court order that defendants, &c., give bail in the sum of ¡|5,000 to keep the peace and be of good behaviour to all good citizens of this commonwealth for the term of one year each; and that they stand committed until this order is complied with.”
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Per Curiam.
Judgment affirmed.
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