COMMONWEALTH v. BATISTA

No. 1130 EDA 2018.

219 A.3d 1199 (2019)

2019 PA Super 291

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John BATISTA, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 27, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Lloyd, III , Philadelphia, for appellant.

Lawrence J. Goode , Assistant District Attorney, and John D. Parron , Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: OTT, J., KUNSELMAN, J., and COLINS, J.


Over the past several years, nearly half of our Sister States and this Commonwealth have legalized medical marijuana. Some States have also repealed their prohibitions against recreational use; Pennsylvania has not.

In this appeal, John Batista makes the novel argument that, because marijuana is now medically available...

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