Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sutley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1977No. 74 and 75PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*258OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
Appellants James William Sutley and James D. Parker were convicted in the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County in unrelated prosecutions for possession of marijuana, a felony under the Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of 1961, Act of September 26, 1961, P.L. 1664, § 4, 35 P.S. § 780-4 (1964) (now repealed). Appellant Sutley entered a plea of guilty to the charge and was sentenced on July 2, 1971, to a term of imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years in a state correctional institution. Appellant Parker, who also pleaded guilty to the charge,…
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