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· 3/21/1968

Commonwealth v. Erney

Citations

  • 212 Pa. Super. 174
  • 239 A.2d 818
  • 1968 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1088

How courts have described this case

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  • minors’ statements that they saw “beer” being served to others and that they were served “beer” was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the beverage served was a “malt or brewed beverage” under the statute
  • “The Commonwealth made no effort to prove that the beverage was a “malt or brewed beverage” as defined in the Code, apparently being content to rest on statements by the minors involved that the were served “beer” and that the saw “beer” being served to others.”

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Judges: Ervin, Wright, Watkins, Montgomery, Jacobs, Hoffman, Spaulding, Weight

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