Commonwealth v. Sow
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
LALLY-GREEN, J.:
¶ 1 Appellant, Abou Sow, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on January 22, 2003, following his conviction for trademark counterfeiting under 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 4119. Appellant argues that the trial court should have barred the prosecution because federal law preempts § 4119. *155We disagree, and hold that federal law does not preempt § 4119. Accordingly, we affirm.
¶ 2 The trial court summarized the factual and procedural history of the case as follows:
This appeal follows Appellant’s conviction on January 22, 2003, on two counts of Trademark Counterfeiting (F-3),…
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