Commonwealth v. Benchino

WIEAND, Judge:

In this appeal from a judgment of sentence 1 imposed following a bench trial in which Louis R. Benchino was found guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, he contends that police conduct was so outrageous as to constitute a violation of due process and that he was entrapped as a matter of law. After careful review, we reject these arguments and affirm the judgment of sentence.

The facts upon which appellant was convicted were stated succinctly in the opinion of the learned trial judge as follows:

Evidence at trial showed that the defendant had been a heavy user of…