Commonwealth v. Giaccio

415 Pa. 139 (1964)

Commonwealth

v.

Giaccio, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 22, 1964.

July 6, 1964.

Before BELL, C.J., COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

Peter Hearn, with him James C.N. Paul, for appellant.

John S. Halsted, Assistant District Attorney, with him Samuel J. Halpren, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, July 6, 1964:

In the context of current interpretations of the Constitutions of the United States and of this Commonwealth, we are asked to declare invalid the Act of March 31, 1860, P.L. 427, § 62, 19 P.S. § 1222,[1]…