Schindel v. Commonwealth

Winfield Schindel was convicted by a jury of possession of dilaudid, a Schedule II controlled substance, with intent to distribute and, by final judgment entered March 17,1978, was sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary. We granted a writ of error to consider defendant’s claim that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting hearsay testimony and in refusing defendant’s instruction on accomodation distribution.

We consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth. James Weston, arrested on a narcotics charge, agreed to cooperate with the police in…