Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Metzger

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 31, 1977No. 1385PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of violation of the Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, April 14, 1972, P.L. 233, No. 64, 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(30), by a jury on September 25, 1975. 1 On appeal, appellant raises only one issue. He maintains that the evidence was insufficient to establish that he participated in the delivery of the drugs thereby making him criminally liable under 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(30). He argues that his action of merely being an errand boy, “conduit” as he refers to it, without receiving any pecuniary gain, in a sale consummated between two other people does not…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FortuneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. PetriskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. MaloneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MurphySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Commonwealth v. EllisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Commonwealth v. WarenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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