Commonwealth v. Cruz

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court manifestly abused its discretion in sentencing appellant because it relied in part upon unsubstantiated hearsay that appellant dealt in large quantities of illegal drugs. We conclude that appellant has not preserved this issue for our review and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of sentence.

On March 22, 1978, appellant pled guilty to two counts of selling heroin in violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, 35 P.S. § 780-113(f)(l). The charges stemmed from two sales, each of two packets of heroin. On May 12,…