Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Parrott
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 15, 1981No. 1435PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN der VOORT, Judge:
Appellee went to trial non-jury before Judge HARPER on charges of three violations of the Controlled Substances, Dangerous Drugs and Cosmetics Act, (CSDDCA) 35 Pa.C.S. § 780-101 et seq., specifically possession of cocaine, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery. 1
The Commonwealth’s evidence was sufficient to support the convictions, unless the Commonwealth had a burden of proving a negative, that is proving that the appellee was not licensed by the State Health Department to have possession of or to dispense narcotic drugs.
When the Commonwealth rested its case…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Commonwealth v. GodfreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth v. McNeilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. LockhartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. EllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Commonwealth v. GillespieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. GoetzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. GillespieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. Hudson, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Somerset County1985
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