Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Carros

Union County Court of Quarter Sessions

Decided August 10, 1923Published

1Opinion of the Court

Potter, P. J.,

— In this case the defendant was arrested on a criminal warrant charged with having, on July 1, 1923, being Sunday, sold for money candy called Life Savers and ice cream, contrary to the provisions of the Act of April 22, 1794, 3 Sm. Laws, 177. He was given a hearing before the justice of the peace, was convicted of the charges and was fined the sum of $4, as is provided by the act, and the costs. He then petitioned the court for an allocatur, which was allowed, and his appeal from the conviction and sentence of the justice of the peace was filed, which we now have before us for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NesbitSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
  2. Omit v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1853
  3. Commonwealth v. NewcometSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  4. Murray v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1855
  5. Commonwealth v. Conway, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Juniata County1874

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