Commonwealth v. Roller
Commonwealth v. Roller
Opinion of the Court
Prior to the, passage of the Act of June 7, 1915, P. L. 1017, the law applicable to disorderly street walkers was, that after a summary conviction before a magistrate or justice of the peace, an appeal could be allowed to the Court of Quarter Sessions and from the judgment of that court an appeal, which was in fact but a certiorari, could be taken to the Superior Court, and upon that hearing the record of the case would be reviewed. Since the passage of the Act of 1915, the Municipal Court has exclusive jurisdiction in case of disorderly street walkers, and the appeal from its judgment is to the Superior Court.
The record in this case of the Municipal Court exhibits proceedings that are regular in all particulars. A full hearing was had and the defendant found guilty. This appeal is but a certiorari, and the testimony is not before us: Thompson v. Preston, 5 Pa. Superior Ct. 154; Com. to use v. Hendley, 7 Pa. Superior Ct. 356; Com. v. Stahl 87, October Term, 1918, filed July 10, 1918.
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