Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/30/1974

Goodman v. Kennedy

Citations

329 A.2d 224
459 Pa. 313
1974 Pa. LEXIS 475

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rejecting appellant’s interpretation of a Pennsylvania criminal statute because it would lead to an “absurd or unreasonable result” which the legislature did not intend
\A purposeful discrimination must be shown [by the defendant] and we cannot presume such discrimination.\
repeal and reenactment without substantive change did not moot declaratory judgment action challenging state's Sunday closing statute
repeal and reenactment without substantive change did not render moot declaratory judgment action challenging state’s Sunday closing statute

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Judges: Eagen, Jones, Manderino, Nix, O'Brien, Part I, Part II, Parts III, Pomeroy, Roberts

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