Commonwealth v. Flickinger

Opinion by

Fine, J.,

Alfred D. Flickinger, defendant, ivas arrested on July 14,1948, and charged with having in his possession 332 cartons of cigarettes upon which no Pennsylvania tax had been paid or Pennsylvania cigarette tax stamps affixed, in violation of the Act of 1947, P. L. 911, 72 PS §3167.1. At a preliminary hearing before an alderman, defendant was convicted. An appeal was taken to the court of quarter sessions, which, after hearing, found defendant guilty and sentenced him to pay a fine of $1,660.00 and costs. Flickinger’s motion in arrest of judgment was dismissed by the court…