Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Santiago
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 13, 1975No. 84, 87PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
Appellees, Sheila, Manuel, Isidoro and Benjamin Santiago were convicted by a judge sitting without a jury in Philadelphia County. All four appellees were found guilty of illegal possession of heroin and conspiracy.1 Each was sentenced to a prison term of two to five years. The indictments were laid under The Drug Device and Cosmetic Act, September 26, 1961, P.L. 1664, § 1 et seq., 35 P.S. § 780-1 et seq.
On appeal the Superior Court affirmed the convictions. Commonwealth v. Santiago, 223 Pa.Super. 493, 305 A.2d 378 (1973). That court, however, vacated the…
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