Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Thornton

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 3, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCavanaugh, J.

¶ 1 James Willard Thornton (“Thornton”), appeals from the judgment of sentence entered January 10, 2002, for an aggregate term of twenty-four to sixty months’ imprisonment with credit for time served and a recommendation for boot camp. The judge, after a non-jury trial, found Thornton guilty of possession of a controlled substance, namely crack co*33caine, and carrying a firearm without a license and not guilty of possession with intent to deliver. We affirm, finding that under Commonwealth v. Grant, 572 Pa. 48, 813 A.2d 726 (2002), we must dismiss without prejudice Thornton’s claims of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. United States v. Gambino, Rosario, Erasmo Gambino, Antonio Gambino, and Anthony SpatolaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. RuizSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. RosendarySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. ThorntonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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