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Commonwealth v. Neff

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 15, 1961No. Appeals, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

Samuel G. Neff, chairman of the Democratic Party of Beaver County, James S. Macry, secretary of the Democratic Party in Beaver County, Robert Yoho, assistant superintendent of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways, and Leon Kaleta, foreman of the Department of Highways in Beaver County, were convicted of (1) common law extortion and (2) conspiracy to extort money from contractors leasing equipment to the Department of Highways in Beaver County. The court below concluded that Neff and Macry were not public officers or quasi-publie officers within the meaning of the common…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BausewineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  2. Commonwealth v. SaulsburySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  3. Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  4. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  5. Commonwealth v. NorrisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1925

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NeffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Commonwealth v. MARINOSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. United States v. MazzeiDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. BurnsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Commonwealth v. MARINOSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968

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