Jackson v. Fields

478 Pa. 247 (1978)

386 A.2d 533

Andre Lavon JACKSON, Appellant,

v.

Barton A. FIELDS, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Louis Mete, Commissioner of Elections, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 20, 1978.

Decided May 5, 1978.

Andre Lavon Jackson, I.P.P., Stanford A. Hines, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Barton A. Fields, Louis Mete, Wilbur S. Metcalf, Michael T. McCarthy, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION

On March 7, 1978, the last day for filing nomination petitions for the 1978…