Commonwealth v. Suplee

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of violating § 3234 of the Pennsylvania Election Code.1 On this appeal he contends that the lower court should have granted his motion in arrest of judgment because the statute under which he was convicted does not apply to his conduct, namely, placing an advertisement in reply to an opponent’s advertisement without first giving notice to the opponent. We agree and therefore reverse.2

Appellant was Chairman of the Committee to Elect James R. Hanlon, Republican candidate for Township Supervisor of Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, in an election scheduled for…