Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Flickinger
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 22, 1950No. Appeal, 227PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Drew,
Does the Act of June 21,1947, P. L. 911, which makes it a crime to possess 200 or more untaxed cigarettes, 1 unconstitutionally interfere with interstate commerce? That is the sole substantial question raised by this appeal.
On or before July 13,1948, Alfred D. Flickinger, defendant, purchased 350 cartons of 200 cigarettes each in Wilmington, Delaware. The following evening, 332 of those cartons, upon which no Pennsylvania tax had been paid, were found in the trunk of his automobile while it was parked in the rear of his home in the City of Allen: town, Lehigh…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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