COM. v. SLATON


530 Pa. 207 (1992)

608 A.2d 5

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Louis SLATON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Claire C. Capristo, Deputy Dist. Atty., Michael W. Streily, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

John L. Doherty, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.


OPINION

NIX, Chief Judge.

In the instant appeal, the Commonwealth presents a question of first impression in this Court relating to a prosecution under the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, 35 P.S. § 780-101, et seq., ("Controlled Substances Act" or "Act"). The issue presented is whether the failure of narcotics agents to disclose, at the time of a second search, the change in the focus of their investigation, rendered the...

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