Commonwealth v. Asturino

Defendant was indicted and tried on the charge of the unlawful manufacture and possession of intoxicating liquor. The case when called was, by agreement, tried as a test case, in order to secure a judicial construction of a portion of the Act of March 27, 1923, P. L. 34, with the understanding that from whatever conclusion was reached by this court appeal would be taken.

Upon trial the following special verdict was found by the jury:

“And now, to wit, May 9th, 1924, we the Jurors empannelled in the above entitled case, find that the' defendant, Dominic Asturino, subsequent to the 27th day of…