Commonwealth v. Brownmiller

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The appellant, Roy E. Brownmiller, was indicted March 8, 1939, and convicted June 25, 1939, of misconduct in public office during the time he was Secretary of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pursuant to the orders of the Dauphin County Court of Quarter Sessions, an investigation of the conduct of *110certain public officials, including Roy E. Brownmiller, was conducted by the September 1938 grand jury. Upon the conclusion of its investigation the grand jury made a presentment to the court of quarter sessions that it found Brownmiller had been guilty of…