Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Frazier

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 10, 1984No. 759PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, President Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Municipal Court of Philadelphia. Appellant argues that the Municipal Court erred in denying his motion to suppress physical evidence. We hold that appellant did not timely file his petition for a writ of certiorari, and therefore quash this appeal.

Appellant was arrested on December 1, 1980, and charged with knowing and intentional possession of a controlled substance and with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. MacKanick v. RubinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Strickler v. United Elevator Co., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. GregorySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. PoindexterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. DincelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. ColemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. SpeightsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. MenezesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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