Commonwealth v. James

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

The appellant, Robert James, was tried before the Honorable Bernard J. Neeley, a jury having been waived, and convicted on the charge of possession of drugs: Act of July 11, 1917, P. L. 758, §4, 35 PS §854-. He appeals after the imposition of sentence to a prison term.

The facts are as follows: Officer Martin Miller of the Philadelphia Police Force testified that armed with a search warrant he went to the premises 5731 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. He observed the appellant park his car and approach the house with a bag in his left hand. As the officer confronted the…