Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kaschik
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1975No. Appeal, 81PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Jacobs, J.,
This appeal challenges the validity of a search warrant used by the police and the scope of their subsequent search pursuant to the warrant. Not only do we find that the warrant was valid, but we also agree with the Commonwealth that the police did not exceed the boundaries of their search. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of sentence.
Testimony given at the suppression hearing related the following facts: In March, 1972, the residence of a Glen Jefferies was searched by Trooper Bard and Trooper Schneider of the Pennsylvania State Police. A tool box which was recognized…
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3Cited by32 opinions
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