Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stofchek
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 6, 1936No. Appeal, 39PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Chief Justice Kephart,
Joe Stofchek was indicted for possession of liquor in violation of section 602 (b) of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Act of November 29,1933, P. L. 15 (Special Session) . The indictment was quashed on two grounds, first, that the section involved is not clearly indicated in the title of the act, and, second, that it infringed guarantees contained in our Constitution. The Superior Court reversed and we allowed an appeal to this court.
Are the penal provisions of this section of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Act 1 sufficiently expressed in the title to…
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