Case Name: Commonwealth v. Thompson, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1972-03-24
Citations: 221 Pa. Super. 732
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 1536
Parties: Commonwealth v. Thompson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 221
Pages: 732–733

Head Matter:
March 24, 1972
Commonwealth v. Thompson, Appellant.
Argued December 7, 1971.
Rodney D. Henry, Public Defender, for appellant; J. Cordes, Assistant District Attorney, with him Stephen B. Harris, Assistant District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam:
This defendant was sentenced under the Gun Possession Law of July 30, 1968, P. L. , No. 227, §1, 18 P.S. §4416 (b), without having previously been charged, arraigned, or indicted therefor, which is contrary to the law as recently held in Commonwealth v. Hermankevich, 118 P.L.J. 24 (1909), affirmed per curiam, 217 Pa. Superior Ct. 731, 266 A. 2d 509 (1970).
Therefore, the judgment of sentence for violation of the Act of July 30, 1968, P. L. , No. 227, §1, is vacated and in all other respects the judgment of sentence is affirmed.