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COMMONWEALTH v. KNOWLES

459 Pa. 70 (1974)

327 A.2d 19

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Deramus KNOWLES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 16, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Defender Assn. of Philadelphia, Anne F. Johnson, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Richard A. Sprague, First Asst. Dist. Atty., David Richman, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Deramus Knowles and a codefendant, Thomas Meadows, were convicted of possession of narcotics1 and each was sentenced to two to five years imprisonment. Pretrial both defendants separately filed seasonable motions to suppress; both motions were denied. Jointly tried nonjury, both men were found guilty. Separate appeals were taken to the Superior...

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