Commonwealth v. Bender

251 Pa. Superior Ct. 454 (1977)

380 A.2d 868

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Otto Paul BENDER, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted September 13, 1976.

Decided December 2, 1977.

John J. Thomas, Assistant Public Defender, Wilkes-Barre, for appellant.

Patrick J. Toole, Jr., District Attorney, Wilkes-Barre, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.

PRICE, Judge:

Appellant, the owner of a business in Wilkes-Barre, was convicted of wilfully failing or refusing to remit sales tax[1] which accrued during the…