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COM. v. DeFRANCESCO

481 Pa. 595 (1978)

393 A.2d 321

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. John DeFRANCESCO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. King, Public Defender, Richard R. Fink, First Asst. Public Defender, Bruce K. Doman, Asst. Public Defender, Doylestown, for appellant.

Kenneth G. Biehn, Dist. Atty., Peter F. Schenck, Doylestown, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, John DeFrancesco, was arrested on June 21, 1973 by the Quakerstown Borough Police, Bucks County. The basis of appellant's arrest stemmed from his failure to disperse upon an official order. Act of December 6, 1972, P.L.No. 334, § 1, eff. June 6, 1973, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5502.1

Appellant was tried by a judge sitting with a jury and was found guilty of violating &...

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