Commonwealth v. PETROSKY

Dissenting Opinion by

Gunther, J.:

I dissent from the majority opinion sustaining the judgments of sentence in these appeals. My view compels reversal.

These appeals involve two basic questions which control the disposition of all other questions raised: (1) The jurisdiction of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Dauphin County to indict and try appellants for the crimes of cheating by fraudulent pretenses and conspiracy to cheat and defraud the Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and (2) the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdicts on these charges. Appellants…