Com. of Pa. v. Retacco Retacco
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 207,208,209, 210, Oct. T., 1923, by defendants, from judgment of sentence of Q. S. Phila. Co., Nov. Sessions, 1922, Nos. 209, 210, 211, 212, on verdict of guilty in tbe case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Oreste Retaceo and Attelio Retaceo. Indictment for tbe unlawful possession and sale of drugs. Before Bartlett, J. The facts are stated in tbe opinion of tbe Superior Court. Verdict of guilty on wbicb judgment of sentence was passed. Defendants appealed.
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Appeals, Nos. 207,208,209, 210, Oct. T., 1923, by defendants, from judgment of sentence of Q. S. Phila. Co., Nov. Sessions, 1922, Nos. 209, 210, 211, 212, on verdict of guilty in tbe case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Oreste Retaceo and Attelio Retaceo. Indictment for tbe unlawful possession and sale of drugs. Before Bartlett, J. The facts are stated in tbe opinion of tbe Superior Court. Verdict of guilty on wbicb judgment of sentence was passed. Defendants appealed. Errors assigned were tbe insufficiency of tbe evidence to warrant a verdict of guilty, and tbe refusal of tbe court below…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Appellant's, separately indicted, were tried together below, and were convicted of possessing and selling narcotic drugs unlawfully; their appeals were.presented in one argument here and may be disposed of in one opinion. They present two contentions in eight assignments of error: (1) that the evidence was insufficient to convict; (2) that motions to strike put testimony should have been granted.(1) There was ample evidence justifying the jury in finding that the prohibited drugs were heroin and cocaine. Four witnesses who bought them from appellants, testified to that fact; it is…
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