Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Martin

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 29, 1976No. 523-528PublishedCited by 235 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

These six appeals arise from appellants’ convictions in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, for violations of the Uniform Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act,1 all of which occurred during the months of April to June, 1972, Appellants raise no objections to their convictions. However, they contend that their sentences were imposed in accordance with a policy agreed to in advance by the three judges of the court and the district attorney’s office without reference to either appellants’ individual characteristics or to the…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Commonwealth v. WronaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. United States v. Tyrone P. WatersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  5. Commonwealth. v. GarramoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

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3Cited by235 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CartretteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. DeversSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. GogginsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. Batts, Q., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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