Commonwealth v. Dolsen

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The defendant James Dolsen, an acknowledged member of the Communist party, was charged with sedition, in an indictment containing twelve counts, under the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS 4206, as offenses against both this State and against the- United States. At the trial of Dolsen four counts of the indictment, charging seditious acts, as defined in subsection (c) of the Act, were withdrawn from the jury’s consideration. He was found guilty on the remaining eight counts, and was sentenced to pay a fine of |10,000 and to undergo imprisonment in the Allegheny County…