Commonwealth v. Johnson

(45th Judicial District, Specially Presiding),

Defendant, William Johnson, was arrested and charged with violating the Act of July 11, 1917, P. L. 758, sec. 1, et seq., as amended, 35 PS §851, in two counts, as follows: (1) *302the unlawful possession of drugs as defined in the act, and (2) the unlawful use of said drugs. He waived jury trial and elected to be tried before a judge, sitting without a jury. At the trial, defendant moved to suppress certain evidence offered by the Commonwealth, contending that to admit this evidence would deprive him of his rights guaranteed by the United States and…