Commonwealth v. Kline

521 Pa. 281 (1989)

555 A.2d 892

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Henry KLINE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted December 8, 1988.

Decided March 8, 1989.[*]

Stuart T. Shmookler, Allentown, for appellant.

Daniel G. Spengler, Asst. Dist. Atty., Stuart Suss, Deputy Dist. Atty., for amicus — The Dist. Atty. of Chester County.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the president judge of a court of common pleas may order the…