Commonwealth v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
Appellants, Eddie Jackson and Ronald Garrett, were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession with intent to deliver dangerous drugs and conspiracy to commit an unlawful act. 1 A search, pursuant to a warrant, of the trunk of a 1972 Ford Thunderbird in which the appellants had been traveling, revealed a box containing approximately fifteen pounds of heroin and cocaine. A pretrial motion to suppress this evidence was filed and, after an evidentiary hearing, denied. Thereafter, appellants were tried before a…
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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- Commonwealth v. SchaefferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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