COM. v. RIGGINS


474 Pa. 115 (1977)

377 A.2d 140

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert Clyde RIGGINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Haynes, Asst. Public Defender, Arlene R. Popkin, Craig Currie, Philadelphia, for appellant.

D. Richard Eckman, Dist. Atty., James R. Leonard, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Joe C. Madenspacher, Lancaster, for appellee.

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


OPINION

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant was arrested for possession of 53.9 grams (approximately 1.9 ounces) of marijuana. After a jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, appellant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.1 He was sentenced to serve two to five years imprisonment, fined $100 and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution. Appellant appealed to the Superior Court...

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