Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Padillas

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 11, 2010No. 738 MDA 2009PublishedCited by 187 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

GANTMAN, J.r

¶ 1 Appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appeals from the order entered in the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas, which granted Appellee, William Padillas, a new trial. We reverse and remand for re-sentencing.

¶ 2 The relevant factual and procedural history of this case is as follows. On August 1 and August 9, 2006, the Lebanon City police set up two controlled drug buys using a confidential informant (“Cl”). The drug buys occurred at 372 North 12th Street, Lebanon City, Pennsylvania, where Appellee lived with his parents and brother, Daniel Padillas, among…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. United States v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. United States v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. United States v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by187 opinions

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