Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Tyler

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 26, 1991No. 918PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge:

Terry Tyler appeals from a judgment of sentence of one to two years incarceration entered after his having been found guilty, by a jury, of possession of a controlled substance 1 and delivery of a controlled substance. 2 Appellant argues, essentially two issues: 1) his preliminary hearing was constitutionally inadequate and 2) the court erred in limiting the scope of cross-examination of the Commonwealth informant. For the reasons that follow, we find these claims to be devoid of merit and, accordingly, affirm.

The appellant was arrested after having sold crack cocaine on…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. WojdakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. HetheringtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth of Pa. v. MullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Buchanan v. VerbonitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarmodySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. LaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Commonwealth v. WoodSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Commonwealth v. PeerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. FoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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