Commonwealth v. Stenhouse
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1DissentBrosky, J.
¶ 1 I dissent. Appellant offers a rather interesting esoteric argument. If I understand Appellant’s argument correctly, Appellant essentially asserts that “possession” is a continuing offense and is not logically or theoretically related to quantity, packaging, subdivision or location. Thus, Appellant asserts that, essentially, he was in “possession” of only one quantity of cocaine and heroin simultaneously, although housed at two separate locations. According to Appellant’s argument, such circumstances would allow only a single conviction for the continuing “possession” and “possession with…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Commonwealth v. HinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. VaughnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WoodsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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