Commonwealth v. Dasch

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, by the defendant-appellant, Harry Dasch, after conviction of having “in his possession and under his control certain dangerous or narcotic drugs”; from the denial of post-trial motions; and from the denial of a motion to suppress evidence.

The Abington Township Police Department, on information, began the surveillance of one Roger Whinney who was suspected of drug activity, in particular, marijuana. On September 26,1967, at about 3:00 p.m., he was apprehended by the police…