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COMMONWEALTH v. GIACCIO

415 Pa. 139 (1964)

Commonwealth v. Giaccio, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 6, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Hearn, with him James C.N. Paul, for appellant.

John S. Halsted, Assistant District Attorney, with him Samuel J. Halpren, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, July 6, 1964:

In the context of current interpretations of the Constitutions of the United States and of this Commonwealth, we are asked to declare invalid the Act of March 31, 1860, P.L. 427, § 62, 19 P.S. § 1222,1 which permits the imposition by a jury of costs on defendants acquitted of misdemeanors.2 The Act specifically...

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