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Commonwealth v. Lawson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 21, 1997No. 106 Middle District Appeal Docket 1995PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Following trial by jury in Cumberland County, Thomas Lawson was found guilty of violating the Controlled Substance, Device and Cosmetic Act, 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(30), for having delivered 7.5 grams of cocaine to an undercover officer of the Harrisburg Police Department who was working with agents from the Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Drug Control of the Attorney General’s Office. The sole issue in this appeal concerns the authority under which the attorney who prosecuted the case acted.

At all relevant times, Shawn Wagner, the attorney representing the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KhoreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Shumaker v. New York & Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MulhollandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  2. Commonwealth v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Sheika, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County2013
  5. Commonwealth v. KibeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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