Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shaw
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 12, 1971No. Appeal, 175PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
Appellant, David Brian Shaw was convicted by a jury of possessing narcotic drugs in violation of The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of September 26, 1961, P. L. 1664, §4, 35 P.S. §780-4. A motion for a new trial was dismissed and a sentence of 2 to 5 years imprisonment plus the payment of f500 fine was imposed. On appeal the Superior Court affirmed the judgment of sentence without opinion. Judge Hoffman filed a dissenting opinion in which Judges Jacobs and Spaulding joined. See 217 Pa. Superior Ct. 163, 269 A. 2d 140 (1970). We granted allocatur and now reverse.
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