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402 Pa. Super. 335

586 A.2d 1380

Commonwealth v. Rizzi

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 22, 1991

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Superior Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1991-02-22

Relies on Commonwealth v. Devers

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Decided 1991-02-22

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Cited by 12 later decisions — most recently July 2016

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*347CIRILLO, President Judge,

¶1dissenting:

¶2I join Judge Cavanaugh’s dissenting opinion which would, pursuant to Commonwealth v. Devers, 519 Pa. 88, 546 A.2d 12 (1988), affirm Michael Rizzi’s judgment of sentence. I write separately, however, because I cannot agree with the portion of the dissent which states that “using the cover of a legitimate business enterprise in order to deal illicit drugs and thereby attempting to escape law enforcement scrutiny are reasons to call for a more serious sentence than one who openly engages in the sale of drugs on the street.” Selling illicit drugs, whether on the street or behind a counter, is a horrific act with harmful and, far too often, fatal consequences. For this court to assign a greater degree of seriousness to the selling of drugs under the guise of a legitimate business than it does to the open and notorious selling of drugs on the street is ludicrous. In my opinion, they are equally reprehensible.

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