Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Kishbach

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 20, 1976No. 975PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*559CERCONE, Judge:

The instant appeal arises from appellant’s conviction by a jury of delivery of a controlled substance.1 Appellant raises one issue which warrants discussion herein; to wit, whether the lower court erred in refusing to grant a continuance during his trial when a Commonwealth witness disclosed the alias of an informant whom appellant claimed had entrapped him into making the illegal sale. We disagree that the court abused its discretion in denying the continuance and will affirm. The facts are as follows:

In November, 1974, the State Police were conducting undercover…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. CUBLERSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. WarnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StasiakSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. GraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. EacklesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. WatersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. PaganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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