Rupard v. Commonwealth

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Daniel Rupard and Dieter Sierp were found guilty of possessing marijuana for the purpose of sale or disposal to another. The jury fixed the penalty of each of them at confinement in the penitentiary for four years and a fine of $3500. They seek reversal of the judgment of conviction, asserting that (1) evidence was improperly admitted against them; (2) the evidence for the Commonwealth was insufficient since an inference was based upon an inference ; (3) a directed verdict of acquittal should have been given since the evidence was entirely circumstantial and insufficient;…