Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Parente
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 11, 1957No. Appeal, 180PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside. J.,
The defendant was convicted and sentenced on a charge of occupying a certain place in the City of Bethlehem with books, apparatus and paraphernalia for the purpose of recording and registering bets and wagers. He contends that the court below erroneously refused to grant his motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial.
The defendant was charged with the violation of section 607 of the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS §4607, which provides, inter alia, that “Whoever . . . occupies any place with books, apparatus or paraphernalia for the purpose of recording or…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Commonwealth v. PhillipsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- McDonald v. FerrebeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Commonwealth v. MorrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LevensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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