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Commonwealth v. Levy

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 21, 1962
178 A.2d 858 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1962)

Opinion

March 5, 1962.

March 21, 1962.

Criminal Law — Blue laws — Sunday sales — Shoes — Words and Phrases — "Clothing and wearing apparel, clothing accessories. . .".

In this case, in which it appeared that defendant sold shoes, at retail, on a Sunday, and that the court below adjudged defendant guilty of violation of the Act of August 10, 1959, P.L. 660 (which prohibits the sale on Sunday, at retail, of "clothing and wearing apparel, clothing accessories", and other enumerated merchandise), it was Held that the judgment of the court below should be affirmed.

Before RHODES, P.J., ERVIN, WRIGHT, WATKINS, MONTGOMERY, and FLOOD, JJ. (WOODSIDE, J., absent).

Appeal, No. 30, Feb. T., 1962, from judgment of Court of Quarter Sessions of Lackawanna County, Oct. T., 1961, No. 199, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Bernard Levy. Judgment affirmed.

Same case in court below: 26 Pa. D. C. 2d 429.

Appeal by defendant from summary conviction by magistrate on charge of violation of Act of August 10, 1959, P.L. 660.

Order entered adjudging defendant guilty, and judgment of sentence entered thereon, opinion by NEALON, J. Defendant appealed.

Harvey Gelb, with him Morris B. Gelb, for appellant.

Thomas J. Foley, Assistant District Attorney, with him Joseph J. Cimino, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.


Argued March 5, 1962.


The judgment of sentence of the court below is affirmed on the opinion of Judge NEALON of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lackawanna County, as reported in 26 Pa. D. C.2d 429.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Levy

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 21, 1962
178 A.2d 858 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1962)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Levy

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Levy, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 21, 1962

Citations

178 A.2d 858 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1962)
178 A.2d 858

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