Commonwealth v. Cromartie

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

In this appeal the Commonwealth, as appellant, challenges a lower court order sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the Commonwealth’s evidence. For the reasons that follow we reverse.

The evidence adduced at defendant’s trial for possession of narcotic drugs was a crime-laboratory report and the testimony of the arresting officer. The officer explained the circumstances, which are not now in issue, surrounding his acquisition of an envelope belonging to the defendant. The laboratory report disclosed the presence of marijuana in this envelope. The envelope and the marijuana,…