Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Estman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 21, 2007No. 49 WAP 2005PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BALDWIN.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from a holding that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9303 (Liability for violations of general and specific criminal statutes) cannot be applied to conduct occurring prior to its effective date.
Appellee Barbara Jean Estman (“Estman”) was a tax collector for Lackawannock Township and West Middlesex School District from 1987 to 2001. Estman was arrested by the Pennsylvania State Police on January 16, 2003 and charged with defaulting tax collectors, embezzlement (72 P.S. § 5511.39); theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received (18…
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- Morabito's Auto Sales v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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