Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Vasquez
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 20, 2000No. 0122 M.D. Appeal Docket 1999PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) has appealed from the Order of the Superior Court, which reversed the trial court’s imposition of sentence pursuant to the enhancement provisions in 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7508. We reverse *122the Order of the Superior Court, and remand for consideration of the Constitutional challenges raised, but not addressed.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In June of 1997, Eddie Vasquez (Vasquez) was arrested and charged with delivering cocaine to an undercover officer on a number of occasions. At the time of his arrest, Vasquez had no prior…
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