Commonwealth v. Hefferman and Brodski

Per Curiam,

Hefferman appeals from conviction of the manufacture, sale and possession of intoxicating liquor contrary to the Act of 1923, P. L. 34. Instructions on the burden of proof are complained of. Two extracts from the charge are quoted as erroneous, each only part of a sentence (a practice condemned in Menhennet v. Davis, 71 Pa. Superior Ct. 260, 264; Gordon v. P. R. T. Co., 264 Pa. 461, 465); taken together they are only part of a paragraph which, when read with the whole charge, is not prejudicial to appellant. He also complains that the judge read part of section 13 of the Act, P. L.…