Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rockowitz
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
Decided February 25, 1958No. nos. 157, 158 and 159Published
1Opinion of the Court
Koch, J.,
On July 26, 1957, at 10:54 p.m., John Roekowitz, Leo Farnschlader and John Bowers were taken into custody by a police officer for violation of Allentown City Ordinance no. 2876, sec. 5, January 29,1932, which provides as follows:
“Section 5. Any person or persons who shall unnecessarily and willfully obstruct or interfere with the travel upon any foot pavements, sidewalks, or passage way to any church, hall or other public place, or shall lounge, loiter or loaf thereupon or therein, or upon any street corners or public bridges, the person or persons so offending shall be subject to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thompson v. PrestonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Commonwealth v. StewartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Commonwealth v. FreedmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Mechanicsburg Borough v. GraySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915