Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Garnett

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 20, 1978No. 628PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACOBS, President Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty on two counts of possession and possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. In this appeal from the judgments of sentence imposed thereon, appellant advances two contentions: 1) that a police officer was improperly permitted to state an opinion at trial on a matter which required expert testimony; 1 and 2) that the lower court erred in denying appellant’s motion to dismiss the charges because of an alleged violation of Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100. We vacate the judgments of sentence and remand to the lower court for a…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. O'SheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. LamonnaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. WoodsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. HicksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. MancusoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ManleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. BrantSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. GarrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. BrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. FrazierSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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