COMMONWEALTH v. SIMPSON


222 Pa.Super. 296 (1972)

Commonwealth v. Simpson, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

September 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis S. Wright, Assistant Defender, with him John L. Rolfe, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant.

Thomas M. Wochok, Assistant District Attorney, with him Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WRIGHT, P.J., WATKINS, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, SPAULDING, CERCONE, and PACKEL, JJ.


OPINION BY JACOBS, J., September 15, 1972:

Appealing from his conviction for possession of narcotic drugs, defendant raises two issues: the trial court's refusal to grant defendant a requested continuance, and the applicability of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of 1972, 35 P.S. §§ 780-101 to 143 (Pa. Leg. Serv. 165 (1972)) (hereinafter the "Controlled Substance Act"). Both issues...

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