Commonwealth v. Hawkins

Dissenting Opinion by

Packel, J.:

The record of this case is replete with evidence of serious misconduct by the defendant-appellant. Time and again he made promises which he did not fulfill. Excuses for nonperformance poured from his lips in a steady stream. Misstatements seemed to be the order of the day. There is no doubt as to the suffering of many of the customers of the defendant as a result of the manner in which he conducted his business.

*63In 1963 defendant entered the memorial monument business and had consummated some 4,000 sales prior to his conviction on eight of twenty-five bills…