Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Garris

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 19, 1977No. 709Published

1Opinion of the Court

247 Pa. Superior Ct. 455 (1977)

372 A.2d 914

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Robert GARRIS.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted November 16, 1976.

Decided April 19, 1977.

William J. Wiker, Greensburg, for appellant.

John A. Mika, Greensburg, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.

PRICE, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the court below dismissing a complaint filed under 18 Pa.C.S. § 4323, entitled "Neglect to support bastard."[1] We reverse and reinstate the complaint.

On March 18, 1975, the relator…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Illinois v. SomervilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Downum v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Commonwealth v. AlmeidaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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