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Title: Commonwealth v. Shaw
Author : Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Release Date : January 12, 1971
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 55 KB

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Appellant, David Brian Shaw was convicted by a jury of possessing narcotic drugs in violation of The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of September 26, 1961, P. L. 1664, ? 4, 35 P.S. ? 780-4. A motion for a new trial was dismissed and a sentence of 2 to 5 years imprisonment plus the payment of $500 fine was imposed. On appeal the Superior Court affirmed the judgment of sentence without opinion. Judge Hoffman filed a dissenting opinion in which Judges Jacobs and Spaulding joined. See 217 Pa. Superior Ct. 163, 269 A.2d 140 (1970). We granted allocatur and now reverse.