Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Browne
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Decided April 1, 1976No. nos. 1001-1003PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAVANAUGH, J.,
— Larry Browne was arrested and indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy, hindering apprehension or prosecution, and abuse of corpse. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss bill of indictment, January term, 1976, No. 1003, charging him with abuse of corpse, Pennsylvania Crimes Code of December 6, 1972, P.L. 1482 (No. 334), 18 Pa.C.S. §5510, on the ground that the statute is excessively vague and, therefore, violative of due process of law. Section 5510 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code reads:
“Except as authorized by law, a person who treats a corpse in a way that he knows would…
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