Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McNamara
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 14, 1928No. Appeal 91PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Linn, J.,
The Commonwealth appeals from arrest of judgment. Defendant was indicted September 23, 1927, for violating section 23 of the act of June 30, 1919, P. L. 678, 692, amended Jüne 14, 1923, P. L. 718, 745, providing that it shall be a misdemeanor to operate an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was tried and found guilty January 10, 1928. He moved in arrest of judgment on the ground that the Vehicle Code approved May 11, 1927, effective January 1, 1928, repeals the acts of 1919 and 1923, without containing a clause permitting prosecution for…
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