Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Sow

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 28, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions

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),…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. People v. EbelechukwuAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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