Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stauffer
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 1982No. 1541PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
Appellant, a former Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, was convicted by a jury of unlawfully soliciting political contributions from classified civil service employees. On appeal from the judgment of sentence, he argues that: 1) the pre-trial judge erred in permitting the Commonwealth to amend the information to allege facts tolling the statute of limitations; 2) Section 905 of the Pennsylvania Civil Service Act, Act of August 5, 1941, P.L. 752, Art. IX, § 905, 71 P.S. § 741.905, is unconstitutional; 3) his prosecution was selective and discriminatory; 4)…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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