Commonwealth v. Brann
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 101, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1920, No. 83, confirming judgment of a magistrate in tbe case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. John P. Brann. Appeal from summary conviction. Before Maxwell, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 101, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1920, No. 83, confirming judgment of a magistrate in tbe case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. John P. Brann. Appeal from summary conviction. Before Maxwell, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court below entered the following decree: And now, to wit: March 5,1921, rule to quash the appeal is made absolute, and the appeal filed in this case, is hereby dismissed, and the proceedings of the justice of the peace, are hereby confirmed, at the costs of the defendant.…
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Head, J.,
Upon an information being duly lodged before a magistrate, charging the appellant with a violation of the provisions of a borough ordinance, he was arrested. A hearing before the magistrate followed and after much testimony had been taken, the appellant was summarily convicted of the offense with which he was charged, the ordinance having provided for such conviction. He wag sentenced to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars and the costs of prosecution and, in default of such payment, to undergo an imprisonment in the county jail. On the day following the conviction and…
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