Commonwealth v. Griffin
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hirt J.,
The defendant was convicted of possession and sale of heroin, on 31 indictments, which had been consolidated for trial. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied and the defendant was sentenced, to consecutive terms of imprisonment in the Philadelphia County. Prison of from,,2% to 5 years, on 6 of the bills; sentence-was suspended'on the remaining 25 convictions. ’ In this single appeal with the tacit consent of the district attorney, the defendant has questioned the validity of, the 6 judgments of sentence.
At the trial there was testimony of Commonwealth…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Creighan v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Taylor v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
- Commonwealth v. ChaittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Greenawalt v. GreenawaltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Dewart v. PurdySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
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