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Com. v. Rubinstein

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
May 16, 1980
419 A.2d 1335 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980)

Opinion

Argued March 20, 1980.

Filed May 16, 1980.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Trial Division, Criminal Section, 79-01-10-76; McDermott, Judge

Kevin P. Kelly, Philadelphia, for appellant.

James B. Jordan, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before HESTER, WICKERSHAM and LIPEZ, JJ.


This is an interlocutory appeal challenging the constitutionality of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 4911 (tampering with public records) on the ground of vagueness. It does not involve any First Amendment freedoms. The Defendant has not been tried.

Permission to take the appeal was granted on October 10, 1979 by per curiam Order of this court. The Order also stayed all proceedings.

"It is well established that vagueness challenges to statutes which do not involve First Amendment freedoms must be examined in the light of the facts of the case at hand." United States v. Mazuire, 419 U.S. 544, 550, 95 S.Ct. 710, 714, 42 L.Ed.2d 706, 713 (1975). Commonwealth v. Manlin, 270 Pa. Super. 290, 411 A.2d 532 (1979).

This appeal, having been improvidently granted, is hereby quashed and the stay of proceedings set aside.


Summaries of

Com. v. Rubinstein

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
May 16, 1980
419 A.2d 1335 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980)
Case details for

Com. v. Rubinstein

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Dr. Samuel RUBINSTEIN, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: May 16, 1980

Citations

419 A.2d 1335 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980)
419 A.2d 1335