Commonwealth v. Ciccarelli

Ellenbogen, J.,

This case came before us on September 30,1941, when defendant was called up for sentence on a plea of guilty entered by him to an indictment charging him with selling of alcoholic beverages without a license, in violation of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Act and Beverage License Law of 1937.

It was stated in open court in support of a plea for leniency that this defendant is a cripple, having lost a leg in a railroad accident some 15 years ago, and that he had been unable to secure employment ever since; that he has a sick wife and six children at home, and that he has been on…