Opinion

Commonwealth v. Johnson

  • 258 Pa. Super. 607
  • 391 A.2d 686
  • 1978 Pa. Super. LEXIS 4057
Court
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
Jul 12, 1978
Status
Published
Author
Spaeth
On the bench
Spaeth
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 7.5%

45 half spoon packets of heroin, 11 packets of cocaine, packaging equipment, and large amount of cash

How later courts described this case

  • 45 half spoon packets of heroin, 11 packets of cocaine, packaging equipment, and large amount of cash
  • 25 packets, 17 bundles, half pound of heroin, and cutting and packaging equipment
  • possession of 25 packets by defendant proved not to be user
  • expert testimony that 71 packets were bundled as seller would do

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

SPAETH, J.,

dissented. Compare this case (56 bags, no evidence of degree of dilution) with Commonwealth v. Santi *608 ago, 462 Pa. 216 , 340 A.2d 440 (1975) (25 packets, 17 bundles, half pound of heroin, and cutting and packaging equipment); Commonwealth v. Hill, 236 Pa.Super. 572 , 346 A.2d 314 (1975) (45 half spoon packets of heroin, 11 packets of cocaine, packaging equipment, and large amount of cash); Commonwealth v. Wright, 234 Pa.Super. 83 , 339 A.2d 103 (1975) (possession of 25 packets by defendant proved not to be user); Commonwealth v. Brown, 232 Pa.Super. 463 , 335 A.2d 782 (1975) (expert testimony that 71 packets were bundled as seller would do).

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