Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lutz

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 17, 1986No. 59 Western District Appeal Docket, 1985PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

The Commonwealth directly appeals a Westmoreland County Common Pleas’ order dismissing several criminal charges filed against appellee. He was charged with violating Section 610(7) of the Solid Waste Management Act, Act of July 7, 1980, P.L. 380, No. 97, 35 P.S. §§ 6018.101-6018.-1003 (Supp.1985) (“Act”), 35 P.S. § 6018.610(7), obstructing *195a Department employee,1 and with obstruction of justice under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5101.

In a pre-trial motion, appellee challenged the validity of the charges on constitutional grounds. He claimed that…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Oliver v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Hester v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. People v. JanisIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Allinder v. OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  3. Allinder v. State of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. BlackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. Blosenski Disposal ServiceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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