Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Iacavazzi

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 29, 1981No. 321PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

The Commonwealth contends that the lower court erred in suppressing evidence. Because we agree with the lower court that the Commonwealth failed to meet its burden of going forward with evidence to meet appellees’ objections to the search warrant and its execution, we affirm.

After, indicting appellees for violations of the Clean Streams Act, 1 the Commonwealth obtained a warrant to search appellees’ property on the basis of affidavits and grand jury transcripts. In executing the search, the Commonwealth unearthed several barrels of industrial wastes. Appellees filed an omnibus…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. MeltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Commonwealth v. RaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. FergusonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. KunkelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. DixonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Commonwealth v. RyanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. CulpSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. DewarSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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