Pittsburgh v. Pierce
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 131, April T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of County Court, Allegheny Co., at No. 285, of 1916, on verdict of guilty in case of City of Pittsburgh v. William Pierce, otherwise William Pierce Peters. Appeal from summary conviction before a police magistrate for violation of a city ordinance. The record shows that the defendant was summarily convicted before the magistrate of being a suspicious person.
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Appeal, No. 131, April T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of County Court, Allegheny Co., at No. 285, of 1916, on verdict of guilty in case of City of Pittsburgh v. William Pierce, otherwise William Pierce Peters. Appeal from summary conviction before a police magistrate for violation of a city ordinance. The record shows that the defendant was summarily convicted before the magistrate of being a suspicious person. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was order overruling exceptions as follows : “Now, August 15,1916, the foregoing exceptions being…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
Tfie appellant was adjudged guilty, by a police magistrate of tfie Oi'ty of Pittsburgh, of violation of a city ordinance, wfiicfi tfie city by an act of assembly was expressly authorized to ordain, was fined five dollars, wfiicfi fine fie paid, under protest. After having paid fiis fine fie presented fiis petition to tfie County Court of Allegheny County praying for an appeal and a hearing de novo, wfiicfi appeal tfie court below allowed. Tfie county court adjudged tfie defendant not guilty and discharged him. Tfie defendant, this appellant, did not seem to be satisfied…
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