Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Berrigan

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1975No. Appeal, 910PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

The six Judges who heard this appeal being equally divided, the judgment of sentence is affirmed.

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

in Support op Affirmance:

This is an appeal from the conviction of appellant, Gary S. Berrigan, for possession and delivery of marijuana in violation of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act 1 for which he received a sentence of five years probation. The only issue involved is whether the facts of this case establish as a matter of law the defense of entrapment. I feel that the evidence supported the trier of fact’s determination of no…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Kinsella v. United States Ex Rel. SingletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. CameronSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. LeeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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