Commonwealth v. BUZAK

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

The sole question presented in these appeals is whether a defendant who knowingly makes a false representation, thereby obtaining compensation under the Unemployment Compensation Law, as amended in 1955, which provides for conviction in a summary proceeding, may be indicted for a felony under The Penal Code.

On March 8, 1961 the appellee, Bernard S. Buzak, and ten other defendants were separately indicted on the charge of false pretenses under §836 of The Penal Code of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS §4836. The indictments charged appellees with having obtained from the…