Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. GOODMAN
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 26, 1973No. Appeal, 443PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Nix,
Appellants, David Goodman and Lee Goodman were tried jointly and were found guilty of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug in violation of The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of September 26, 1961, P. L. 1664, §4(q), 35 P.S. §780-4(q). Following the denial of all post-trial motions filed, each appellant was sentenced to a term of not less than two years nor more than five years imprisonment. The Superior Court affirmed the judgments of sentence with two judges dissenting.
On January 8, 1969, at approximately 7:50 p.m., police officers armed with a search warrant and a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by118 opinions
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