COMMONWEALTH v. POLK, JR.


87 Pa. D. & C. 566 (1954)

Commonwealth v. Polk, Jr.

Common Pleas Court of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

January 7, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis G. Feldman, district attorney, for Commonwealth.

J.S. Russin, for defendant.


PINOLA, J., January 7, 1954.

Defendant was arrested for fishing in a private lake on June 7, 1953, without first having obtained the permission of the owner.

There is no such crime. The proper charge should have been trespassing on posted land.

He was fined $25, which is in excess of the maximum of $10.

This case presents a novel question: May one fish from a bridge which is part of a State highway...

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