Commonwealth v. Pflaum
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 218, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of Q. S. Phila. Co., March T., 1911, No. 747, on verdict of guilty in case of Comm on - wealth v. Christian Pflaum. Indictment under the pure food act. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was (1) the order quoted in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 218, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of Q. S. Phila. Co., March T., 1911, No. 747, on verdict of guilty in case of Comm on - wealth v. Christian Pflaum. Indictment under the pure food act. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was (1) the order quoted in the opinion of the Superior Court. For error in quashing an indictment, arresting judgment after a verdict of guilty, and the like, the commonwealth may remove the record for review without allowance of the proper writ: Com. v. Sober, 15 Pa. Superior Ct. 520; Com. v. Wallace, 114 Pa. 405.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The indictment against the defendant contained five counts. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty on the first and second counts, and not guilty on the three others. The first count charged the defendant with having in his possession, with intent to sell, exposing and offering for sale, and selling, a certain adulterated article of food, to wit, confectionery, describing it, “which then and there contained sulphurous acid, sulphur dioxide and sulphites,” contrary to the form of the act, etc. The second count was identical with the first, except that after the above…
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