Commonwealth v. Huffman

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

The Township of Hunlock (Township) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) granting Ronald Huffman’s (Huffman) Motion in Arrest of Judgment, vacating his conviction and finding him not guilty of junk dealing without a license.

In 1979, the Township of Hunlock enacted a Junk Dealers Ordinance1 which required any person to obtain a license *633before engaging in the business of junk dealing. Any person who was already conducting the business of junk dealing was required to obtain a license within thirty days from the date the ordinance was…