Commonwealth v. Belevsky

Citations

• 79 Pa. Super. 12
• 1922 Pa. Super. LEXIS 172

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Sedition—Criminal procedure — Indictment—Sufficiency — Act of June 26,1919, P. L. 689, as amended by the Act of May 10, 1921, P. L. 1,S5.</p> <p>An indictment charging a defendant with having in his possession, and having distributed, certain pamphlets which tended to overthrow the Government of Pennsylvania and the United States Government is sufficient, in a prosecution for sedition under the provisions of the Act of June 26, 1919, P. L. 639, as amended by the Act of May 10,1921, P. L. 435.</p> <p>The amendment to the Act of June 26,1919, P. L. 639, substituting the words “the intent of which is” in place of the words “which tends” did not repeal the former statute, nor change the character of the act which was defined to constitute sedition in paragraphs e, f, g and h. Where the defendant was charged with an offense specifically prohibited in the latter act the indictment was sufficient.</p>