Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Griffin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 18, 1959No. Appeals, 310 and 338 to 342PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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

  1. Creighan v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Taylor v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  3. Commonwealth v. ChaittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Greenawalt v. GreenawaltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. Dewart v. PurdySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  2. Krenzelak v. KrenzelakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. CollinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. United States ex rel. Griffin v. HendrickDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Boland v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Blair County1991

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