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Commonwealth v. Alexander

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 12, 1971
280 A.2d 385 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1971)

Opinion

Argued June 16, 1971.

August 12, 1971.

Indictment charging defendant with illegal possession and sale of narcotic drugs. Before BRUNO, J., without a jury. Appeal, No. 219, Oct. T., 1971, from judgment of sentence of Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, of Philadelphia, March T., 1970, No. 1883. Argued June 16, 1971.

John W. Packel, Assistant Defender, with him Thomas C. Carroll, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant; Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, with him Norris E. Gelman, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.


OPINION PER CURIAM: Judgment of sentence on the count charging possession of narcotic drugs, is affirmed. Judgment of sentence on the count charging sale, or transfer, of narcotic drugs, is vacated. See Commonwealth ex rel. Ciampoli v. Heston, 292 Pa. 501, 141 A. 287 (1928); Commonwealth v. Phillips, 215 Pa. Super. 5, 257 A.2d 81 (1969).

SPAULDING, J., absent.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Alexander

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 12, 1971
280 A.2d 385 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1971)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Alexander

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Alexander, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Aug 12, 1971

Citations

280 A.2d 385 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1971)
219 Pa. Super. 703

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