Commonwealth v. Katchmer

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Nix,

Appellant was tried before a judge and jury and convicted of selling one gram of hashish in violation of The Drug, Device aud Cosmetic Act of 1961. 3 After post-trial motions were denied, he was fined $200 plus costs and sentenced to from two to five years imprisonment. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed the judgment of sentence. Commonwealth v. Katchmer, 220 Pa. Superior Ct. 231, 281 A. 2d 747 (1971). This Court granted a request for allocatur and this appeal followed.

The appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in permitting the…