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Commonwealth v. Butler

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1959No. Appeal, 78PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Wright, J.,

Willie Butler was indicted in Montgomery County for a violation of Section 628 of The Penal Code. Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, Section 628, 18 P.S. 4628. This section incorporates in the Code the Uniform Firearms Act. Subsection (e), with which we are here concerned, provides in pertinent part as follows: “No person shall carry a firearm in any vehicle or concealed on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business, without a license therefor as hereinafter provided”. The case was tried before Judge Gerber without a jury. After the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AikensSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. Commonwealth v. MasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  3. Commonwealth v. BienkowskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Commonwealth v. YasteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  5. Commonwealth v. PaulSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. DuncanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. People v. Johnnie W. JonesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
  4. Gardner v. JenkinsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. HorshawSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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