Blackwell v. Com., State Ethics Com'n

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The appellant herein is the Commonwealth State Ethics Commission (the “Commission”), which was created by section 6 of the Act of October 4, 1978, P.L. 883, No. 170, 65 Pa.Stat.Ann. § 406 (Purdon’s Supp.1989). Appellees are the Honorable Lucien Blackwell, the Honorable David Cohen and the Honorable Francis Rafferty, all members of the City Council of Philadelphia.

By letters of June 19, 1987, the Executive Director of the Commission notified each appellee that he was under investigation pursuant to a sworn complaint alleging a violation of section 3(a) of…