Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shafer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1964No. Appeals, 170, 171 and 172PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, Bureau of Sales and Use Taxes (Commonwealth ), . instituted separate criminal prosecutions against Marcus Shafer, Frank E. Slosar and Helen M. Cecchini charging each of them with a violation of §823 of The Penal Code of 1939 (Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, 18 P.S. §4823) and each person was indicted. The indictments were quashed. On appeal, the orders quashing the indictments were affirmed by the Superior Court. We granted allocaturs.
Upon these appeals, three issues are presented: (1) whether §823 of The…
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