Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Garris
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1977No. 709PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the court below dismissing a complaint filed under 18 Pa.C.S. § 4323, entitled “Neglect to support bastard.”1 We reverse and reinstate the complaint.
On March 18,1975, the relator instituted criminal proceedings against appellee by a complaint under § 4323 of the Crimes Code. Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 133(B), the District Magistrate forwarded the complaint to the Westmoreland County District Attorney for approval or disapproval. The complaint was approved on March 24, 1975, and a preliminary hearing was held on April 31, 1975, at which time the…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Illinois v. SomervilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Downum v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. AlmeidaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth ex rel. Dimpter v. KappSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth ex rel. Dimpter v. KappSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. GarrisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990