Commonwealth v. Harris

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The defendant was convicted on charges of unlawful possession and sale of a narcotic drug, as defined and prohibited by the Act of July 11, 1917, P. L. 758, as amended, 35 PS §851 et seq. He was convicted of felony under the Act on the testimony of the single witness Jackson, a habitual user of the drug heroin. Jackson was a convicted seller of the drug, in Holmes-burg Prison since 1955 under sentence for one offense, and awaiting sentence on a second conviction for selling.

Jackson was brought from prison to the defendant’s trial on March 20,1957. He testified that he had…