Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Specter v. Martin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 3, 1967No. Appeal, No. 339PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
The basic issue which this appeal presents, important in its consequence, is narrow in its scope: do the provisions of Article X, §10-107(5)1 of the Philadel*106phia Home Rule Charter2 require that the District Attorney of Philadelphia, by reason of his candidacy for election as Mayor, resign?
A brief recital of the factual background of this appeal is essential. Arlen Specter was elected District Attorney of Philadelphia for a four year term, beginning the first Monday of January, 1966 and ending the first Monday of January, 1970.3 While the incumbent district attorney…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- McGinley v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Commonwealth v. EVANSSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Lennox v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth v. McHaleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Consumer Party of Pennsylvania v. Com.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Zemprelli v. DanielsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Wilkinson v. EllisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- School Districts of Deer Lakes & Allegheny Valley v. KaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Spykerman v. LevySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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