Commonwealth v. Lomax

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Defendant, Eddie Lomax, was tried before a jury-in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County on nine indictments charging him with the illegal possession and sale of drugs. Defendant was found guilty on all indictments, after which he moved for arrest of judgment and for a new trial. These motions were denied by the court below. Defendant was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and to undergo imprisonment at the Eastern State Penitentiary for a period of not less than five years nor more than ten years on bills Nos. 47 and 48. The sentences were to run consecutively.…