Commonwealth v. Palms

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

This is an appeal by Richard B. Palms from an order of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Berks County refusing to allow an appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace, upon a summary conviction for disorderly conduct.

Article V, section 14 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania provides with respect to summary convictions: “In all cases of summary conviction in this Commonwealth,......either party may appeal to such court of record as may be prescribed by law, upon allowance of the appellate court or judge thereof upon cause shown.” (Italics supplied).

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