Commonwealth v. Hopkins

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

Defendant, the chief assistant fire marshal of the City of Philadelphia, was indicted in twenty-six counts for extortion by a public officer under §318 of The Penal Code of 1939, 18 PS §4318. The jury acquitted him on fifteen counts and found him guilty on eleven. Defendant appeals from judgments of sentence.

The office of Fire Marshal in the City of Philadelphia was created by the Act of 1911, P. L. 705, 53 PS §3591 et seq., which also provided for the appointment of assistant fire marshals, “one of the said assistants to be designated as chief assistant.”

Under the Act of…