Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. King

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 3, 1974No. Appeal, No. 449PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Cbrconb, J.,

This case is before us on defendant’s appeal from the lower court’s refusal to grant a new trial after he was found guilty by a jury on the charge of selling LSD tablets in violation of The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, September 26, 1961, P. L. 1664, Section 4, subsection (d), 35 P.S. §780-4.

The new trial motion is predicated on two contentions (a) the court erred in failing to grant a motion for continuance, and (b) the District Attorney committed x>rejudicial error in his comments to the jury.1 At the preliminary hearing there was some question as to whether the sale…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ScoleriSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. ShoemakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  3. Commonwealth v. CisnerosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Commonwealth v. SyrenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. Commonwealth v. MikaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. StanleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Fretts v. PavettiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. CasuccioSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. GuessSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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