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COM. v. WILLIAMS

539 Pa. 249 (1994)

652 A.2d 283

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Tyrone WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley R. Krakower, Philadelphia, for T. Williams.

Peter Rosalsky, Philadelphia, for amicus-defender Assoc. of Philadelphia.

Catherine Marshall, Ronald Eisenberg, Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, for Com.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue whether, in imposing sentence for a second drug trafficking offense, the enhancement provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 require enhancement due to a prior offense which had not resulted in a conviction before the second offense was committed. Appellant raises three issues, each less compelling than the last.

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