LAVELLE, P.J., April 12, 1989.
In this summary appeal, defendant raises the intriguing question whether the East Penn Township Burning Ordinance violates his First Amendment right to free expression of his religion. It is a case of first impression.
Defendant, Joseph A. Lower Jr., is charged with violating the ordinance when the Ku Klux Klan burned a wooden cross on his property on July 4, 1988.
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