Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Packer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 31, 2002No. 2 MAP 2001PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*485 OPINION
Justice NEWMAN.
The Commonwealth appeals an Order of the Commonwealth Court, which reversed the conviction of Appellee David R. Packer (Packer), pursuant to the Solid Waste Management Act (SWMA).1 We granted review to consider the conclusion of the Commonwealth Court, which held that an employee may not be criminally charged with violating section 610(1) of the SWMA, 35 P.S. § 6018.610(1) (hereinafter section 610(1)). Section 610(1) addresses solid waste and provides, in relevant part, that:
§ 6018.610 Unlawful conduct
It shall be unlawful for any person or municipality to:(1) Dump or…
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- Phillips v. A-Best Products Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by59 opinions
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