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Commonwealth v. Fortune

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 23, 1974No. Appeal, No. 188PublishedCited by 142 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Manderino,

Appellant, Emma Fortune, on June 16, 1971, in a nonjury trial, was convicted of the illegal possession of narcotic drugs. Act of September 26, 1961, P. L. 1664, §4(q), 35 P.S. §780-4(q). Post-verdict motions were denied and the appellant was sentenced to a term of not more than five years imprisonment. The Superior Court affirmed the judgment, of sentence per curiam with a dissenting opinion by Judge Spaulding, in which Judge Montgomery and Judge Hoffman joined. Commonwealth v. Fortune, 221 Pa. Superior Ct. 264, 289 A. 2d 729 (1972). This appeal followed.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. TIRPAKSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. ReeceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Commonwealth v. PetriskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. MaloneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

3Cited by142 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ValetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Commonwealth v. MacOlinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. MudrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. SantanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. SamuelsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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