Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Vasquez

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 28, 1997No. 00030PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEWEN, President Judge:

Appellant, Madeline Vasquez, has taken this appeal from the judgment of sentence to serve a term of imprisonment of from three years to six years, imposed after she was found guilty, following a trial without a jury, of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, specifically, cocaine. Appellant was also sentenced to serve a term of probation of one year for the offense of possession of drug paraphernalia. We are obliged to vacate the judgment of sentence and remand.

The facts of the case have been aptly summarized by the trial court:

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2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. PruneYard Shopping Center v. RobinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. DeHartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Commonwealth v. BoswellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. HaywardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. MartinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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