Commonwealth v. Jones
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts of delivery of heroin. 1 Appellant contends that the court erred in denying her pre-trial motion to sever the two charges, and in instructing the jury that the defendant had the burden of proving entrapment by a preponderance of the evidence.
Appellant concedes that the Commonwealth’s evidence, if believed, was sufficient to prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. At trial, the Commonwealth relied primarily on the testimony of Brenda Townes, an undercover narcotics agent employed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Drug Control, who…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by53 opinions
- State v. HagemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Commonwealth v. WeiskergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. DankoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SaundersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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