Commonwealth v. Dickinson

Citations

• 62 Pa. Super. 468
• 1916 Pa. Super. LEXIS 453

Syllabus

<p>Costs — Game laws — Killing deer — Act of May 1, 1909, Sec. 18, P. L. 884 — Liability of county for costs — Acts of May 19, 1887, P. L. 188, April 16, 1908, P. L. 218, and April 14, 1905, P. L. 158.</p> <p>Where a prosecution instituted in good faith by the secretary of the Board of Game Commissioners against a person for the unlawful killing of deer in violation of Sec. 18, of the Act of May 1, 1909, P. L. 334, has resulted in an acquittal of the defendant by a jury in the Court of Quarter Sessions, with costs imposed upon the prosecutor, the Court of Quarter Sessions in setting aside so much of the verdict as related to the costs being imposed upon the prosecutor, should make an order directing that the county should pay the costs.</p>