Shoop v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Cumberland county. June 6. Sho.op, the defendant below, was convicted under the act of Assembly, of peddling. A certiorari was taken, and the proceedings affirmed. A pardon from the governor was subsequently obtained, and a motion made to set aside the execution issued from the Common Pleas.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Cumberland county. June 6. Sho.op, the defendant below, was convicted under the act of Assembly, of peddling. A certiorari was taken, and the proceedings affirmed. A pardon from the governor was subsequently obtained, and a motion made to set aside the execution issued from the Common Pleas. The court below discharged the rule, for the following reasons:— “ This suit was under the act of 1830. By its provisions, one-half the penalty ‘ shall go to the informer, the other half to the county.’ The governor has remitted the penalty, and the single question is, has he…
1Per curiam
We affirm this judgment, for the reasons expressed by the judge who ruled this cause below.
Judgment affirmed.
2Cited by3 opinions
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