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Commonwealth v. Cole

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Dec 28, 2005
585 Pa. 547 (Pa. 2005)

Opinion

December 28, 2005.

Petition No. 675 MAL 2005 for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 28th day of December 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is granted limited to:

Whether the Chester County detectives engaged in sentencing entrapment by continuing to make controlled buys of controlled substances over an extended period of time long after they had sufficient evidence to convict the defendant in an attempt to manipulate or enhance his sentence, and if so what is the proper remedy.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Cole

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Dec 28, 2005
585 Pa. 547 (Pa. 2005)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Cole

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Shawn COLE, Petitioner

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District

Date published: Dec 28, 2005

Citations

585 Pa. 547 (Pa. 2005)
889 A.2d 501

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