Commonwealth v. Davis

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence, dated July 23, 1981, by Dowling, J., in the Court of Common Pleas Dauphin County. Appellant was found guilty, in a jury proceeding, of one (1) count of possession of a controlled substance in violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act 1 (hereinafter Act). He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years. Post-trial motions were filed and denied. This appeal followed.

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