COMMONWEALTH v. MERRILL

No. 567 Criminal 1989.

13 Pa. D. & C. 4th 430 (1991)

Commonwealth v. Merrill

Common Pleas Court of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

June 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Jacobs Jr., assistant district attorney, for the Commonwealth.

John Thomas Merrill, and Daniel Woodman Gowen, in properia persona.


CASCIO, J., June 24, 1991.

It is a rare occasion when this court is afforded the opportunity to reflect upon the fundamental rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. The Bill of Rights is sacrosanct to each of us — including the defendants in this case. Our decision today recalls decisions which have crossed the...

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